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
Although the Prison Service did not confirm the identity of the injured prisoner, it confirmed an inmate at HMP Frankland in County Durham is receiving treatment.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
The newly pardoned inmate was escorted to the captain’s office, where he used the captain’s phone to talk to Smith, his fellow pardon recipient, according to a source familiar with the situation.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
The inmate had been telling me that the farther north you went in the prison system, the less talking there was between officers and inmates.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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