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inmate

[in-mayt] / ˈɪnˌmeɪt /
NOUN
patient
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Pike is the only inmate to ever survive after being injected with lethal doses of execution drugs, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

US death row inmate Christa Pike has released her first public statement since her botched execution in September.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Chavez contacted an inmate at the prison who worked for Buchanan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Christa Pike, the Tennessee inmate who survived the state’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, was discharged from the hospital and is back in prison, her attorneys said Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

I thought I would probably notice an inmate wearing Air Jordans.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

The Northwest Correctional Complex is a men's prison with the capacity to hold up to 1,776 inmates, from low security to maximum, the BBC's partner CBS reported.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 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

If these death row inmates are utterly changed — no longer dangerous, and hopeful of contributing to society — what purpose does it serve for the state to execute them?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Because he was still serving a sentence at Kansas State Penitentiary, and therefore was in danger of retaliation from other inmates, Wells had never been publicly identified as the informer.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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