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inmate

[in-mayt] / ˈɪnˌmeɪt /
NOUN
patient
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US death row inmate Christa Pike has released her first public statement since her botched execution in September.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Tennessee inmate Christa Pike said she is still in pain and struggling to understand what happened after she survived a botched execution one month ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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 Tennessee death-row inmate woke up in the hospital “angry and confused about everything,” her attorney said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

This era saw baseball teams organized among inmates, as well as the groundbreaking establishment of an organization of inmate self-government, the Mutual Welfare League.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Luna remains further above the political fray, favoring plain-spoken assertions about his commitment to the rights and safety of county residents, deputies and inmates alike.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The policy of providing these inmates with the medical care they need has been in place since the first Bush administration.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

Those circumstances suggest an unexpected connection to the death row inmates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

As the search gets under way, the focus is on any paper in the cells - the books and letters belonging to inmates.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Anybody wearing the fraternity pin,” he added, and touched a blue dot tattooed under his left eye— an insigne, a visible password, by which certain former prison inmates could identify him.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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