inmate
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Tennessee inmate Christa Pike said she is still in pain and struggling to understand what happened after she survived a botched execution one month ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
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
His new release date is set for March 2, 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate database.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
A 10th inmate died on Sept. 20 from a cause that has yet to be determined pending an autopsy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Another reason to stay alert was that, instead of a disintegrating relationship, an inmate might have an extra one.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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He said the decision to issue a blanket commutation for all death row inmates came down to not differentiating among those affected by heinous acts.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Only 13 inmates have been executed since voters reinstated the death penalty in 1978.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
There are also archival pictures of some asylum inmates, their desperation almost palpable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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
For family visits, inmates and visitors had to be on opposite sides of the mesh interior wall; they spoke to one another through the wires of the mesh.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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