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inmate

[in-meyt] / ˈɪnˌmeɪt /
NOUN
patient
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"It's this instrument of resistance… where we can really share friendship, love and our voices can be heard," Steve Happi, the former inmate who co-founded Jail Time Records, tells the BBC's Talking Movies programme.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

“The inmate Carroll impregnated is not one of the two victims in this case,” Assistant District Attorney Eric DuTemple said in an email this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

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

Put simply, a habeas corpus petition is a written request from an inmate to a court challenging the lawfulness of their government detention.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

In it, an inmate could try to reconnect to the real world and prior life, could try to salve the wound of imprisonment.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

It reports a senior officer is suggesting there will be fewer neighbourhood officers as the government's early release of some inmates in England and Wales creates extra pressure for forces.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Deputy police inspector-general Sanjeewa Medawatte said the situation was under control after inmates destroyed multiple buildings on Saturday inside Mahara Prison, just outside the capital Colombo.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Early last year, the Sheriff’s Department put the number of inmates with mental health needs at 46%.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

In his last days in prison he tried to keep up the spirits of his fellow inmates and managed to have smuggled out an audio message to his mother.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Even the handcuffed inmates awaiting their cases had stopped talking and were listening intently.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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