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inmate

[in-mayt] / ˈɪnˌmeɪt /
NOUN
patient
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“We’re professionals, brother,” the inmate said in a voice message published by prosecutors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

As of Monday morning, McWhite was being held on $150,000 bond at the Van Nuys Regional Jail, according to online inmate records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

A series of newly-released calls made after the failed execution of US death row inmate Christa Pike reveal emergency services were delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The first calls to close Rikers date back to the 1960s, driven by dangers for both inmates and correction officers -- three of whom were injured by an inmate in early September.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The inmate agreed to a new course of medication, much to the committee’s satisfaction.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Inside his cellblock, virtually all inmates had cellphones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Another nine groups are expected to leave prison in the next seven months, with inmates who received longer sentences included in the later cohorts.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Under the state constitution, she cannot end the death penalty with the stroke of a pen or declare a moratorium on executions or grant clemency to death row inmates on her own.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

Many current condemned inmates are even older — some in their 80s and 90s — and their appeals even more drawn out and expensive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

It was designed to house low-risk inmates in dormitory complexes rather than cell blocks.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling


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