inmate
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Ortiz was arraigned on Tuesday and is being held in a Los Angeles jail on bail of over $1.8 million, according to county inmate records and prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
The doctor, later identified by Vice as Alfredo Balli Treviño, was not an employee, but an inmate.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 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
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
They trade normal diurnal rhythms for the perk of having very little inmate contact—at night, all the inmates are locked in their cells.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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