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prisoners

NOUN
person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will
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Karpenko was well-known for posting video interviews with Russian prisoners of war to his YouTube channel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Sedatives don’t always work, and there is good reason to believe that some prisoners suffer; Ms. Pike actually told us so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Sheriff’s Department typically houses mentally ill prisoners at the Twin Towers, but Magaña’s family claims he was not transferred to a specialized unit within the jail that deals with more challenging cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

The SPS could not say how many prisoners had been affected but it is understood those in A and E halls had problems with their supplies.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Two Rus-sian women prisoners were scrubbing the wall, but they could not remove the tar-based paint.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti


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