inmate
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Last month, Christa Pike, a 50-year-old death row inmate, became the first person to survive a lethal injection attempt -- and is now recovering in a prison hospital.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
US death row inmate Christa Pike has been discharged from hospital following her botched execution at the end of last month, her lawyers have said.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Christa Pike, the Tennessee inmate who survived the state’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, was discharged from the hospital and is back in prison, her attorneys said Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
It is the third time the inmate, now 78, has been approved for parole over the course of her time in prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Occasionally, it was an officer’s fault: The gallery officer might have failed to find the inmate and then forgotten to follow up, or someone might have forgotten to notify the gallery officer.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Before the arrival of the Sisters of Mary Morning Star, the death row inmates had been plagued by petty infighting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Old age, she noted, is now the main cause of death for death-row inmates in some states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
In 2012, county jail inmates filed a lawsuit called Rosas vs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The first calls to close Rikers date back to the 1960s, driven by dangers for both inmates and correction officers -- three of whom were injured by an inmate in early September.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
The more I knew of the inmates of Moor House, the better I liked them.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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