inmate
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The Oscar winner plays an innocent death-row inmate in a drama inspired by a documentary and co-starring Tessa Thompson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
County Sheriff Robert Luna has asked the National Institute of Corrections to step in and conduct a review of jail conditions after 10 inmate deaths in less than three months.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
An air ambulance was dispatched to HMP Frankland, but the North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said the injured inmate was taken to hospital by road.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Because most inmate releases are done during the daytime, prison staff had to be called back in to handle the paperwork and logistics of freeing an inmate.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
During World War II there were wildly successfully inmate blood drives—1,106 pints were donated in 1943.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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