Examples of detainee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Enraged by such a lockdown, fellow detainee Jeremiah Shane Farmer slipped into Kelly’s cell in August 2020 and beat him repeatedly in the head, according to records. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022 Each arriving detainee must test negative for the virus within 48 hours before being allowed inside the Farmville facility, according to the settlement. — Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 11 July 2022 Whelan was left out of a prisoner exchange in April that brought home yet another detainee, Marine veteran Trevor Reed. — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 June 2022 And even if every detainee were charged and/or released, there would still be the matter of paying reparations to the hundreds of innocent individuals who were held unjustly in awful conditions for years. — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 6 July 2022 The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for the U.S. government in a case involving a Guantanamo Bay detainee seeking what the government said is secret information. — Fox News, 3 Mar. 2022 The International Committee of the Red Cross plays a crucial and nearly exclusive role in conflicts around the world mediating between combatants on matters such as arranging prisoner swaps and monitoring detainee conditions. — Jamey Keaten, ajc, 5 May 2022 Instead, the Southern Command, in consultation with the intelligence agencies, decided to move the men to Guantánamo’s main detainee complex. — New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022 Jackson's four detainee clients were not convicted and were eventually released from Guantanamo. — Alex Rogers, CNN, 4 Apr. 2022 See More

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