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inmate

[in-meyt] / ˈɪnˌmeɪt /
NOUN
patient
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A two-year-old boy's adoption has been overturned after his adoptive mother failed to disclose she was in a relationship with an inmate at the prison where she worked.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

A visit to a pasticceria program at a high-security Padua prison—where the recidivism rate for inmate bakers, we are told, is only 10%—is not so much about food as it is about Italy itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

In the 2024 general election for governor, the party won 83% of the inmate vote, according to a ProPublica tally of voter returns on the State Elections Commission’s website.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

He claimed to have been inspired by blues legend Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, who he said was a fellow inmate at one point.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

I walked with the inmate into his hearing at Downstate.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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