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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
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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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