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inmate

[in-meyt] / ˈɪnˌmeɪt /
NOUN
patient
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In Naiguata, a small coastal town famous for its traditional "dancing devils" festival, Cesar Rendon, 49, a former inmate who lived in the town's halfway house, confides that he "unburdened himself" with Apostol.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

And if the inmate obtains a new injunction, he can be transferred again, and the whole process starts over.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

Officials are investigating a potential case of hantavirus, a rare but deadly disease that attacks the lungs, in an inmate at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in Marin County.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

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

Behind it were small offices for an inmate photographer, who snapped keepsake Polaroid pictures, and a counselor who could help with matters such as weddings.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Prisons commissioner media spokesman AC Gajanayake said steps had been taken to transfer inmates to other prisons.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Sri Lankan prisons held 41,250 inmates as of Sunday, which is four times their capacity, according to AFP.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

So he printed out a physical copy of a binding appeals court decision from 2017 that prohibited prisons from compelling Rastafarian inmates to cut their hair.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

He had with him a copy of a federal appeals court opinion that said Rastafarian inmates had a protected religious right to wear dreadlocks.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Key West was so broke that they let the inmates go home for supper because it was cheaper.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm




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