detainee
noun
de·tain·ee
di-ˌtā-ˈnē 
ˌdē-
: a person held in custody especially for political reasons
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Tomer-Yerushalmi specifically cited the theft or destruction by soldiers of civilian property, soldiers singing Hebrew songs and mocking Palestinians inside a mosque, and the excessive use of force, including against detainees.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Medical and mental health remain the largest reasons why immigration detainees are placed in segregation, according to ICE data on its website, followed by disciplinary and protective custody issues.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Seven others, including three detainees from the prisoner van, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash, according to Panama City police.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
From prisoner to president Faye, 44, a former tax inspector and political detainee who had been imprisoned since April last year until his release on March 14, was chosen as a backup candidate for popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
—Larry Madowo, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
And conditions in the camp were deteriorating; the previous evening, five detainees had been murdered.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
While detainees are commonly shown climbing the steps in handcuffs and the waist chains that secure them, the videos often cut to a new shot before leg shackles can make an appearance.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 8 Mar. 2024
Monday's meeting in Washington, D.C., comes one day after Harris called for an immediate, temporary cease-fire in Gaza to facilitate an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
—D. Parvaz, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
The Kremlin's Peskov left a journalist's question about the treatment of the detainees unanswered.
—Lidia Kelly and Philippa Fletcher, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Medical and mental health remain the largest reasons why immigration detainees are placed in segregation, according to ICE data on its website, followed by disciplinary and protective custody issues.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Seven others, including three detainees from the prisoner van, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash, according to Panama City police.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
From prisoner to president Faye, 44, a former tax inspector and political detainee who had been imprisoned since April last year until his release on March 14, was chosen as a backup candidate for popular opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
—Larry Madowo, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
And conditions in the camp were deteriorating; the previous evening, five detainees had been murdered.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
While detainees are commonly shown climbing the steps in handcuffs and the waist chains that secure them, the videos often cut to a new shot before leg shackles can make an appearance.
—Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 8 Mar. 2024
Monday's meeting in Washington, D.C., comes one day after Harris called for an immediate, temporary cease-fire in Gaza to facilitate an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
—D. Parvaz, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
The Kremlin's Peskov left a journalist's question about the treatment of the detainees unanswered.
—Lidia Kelly and Philippa Fletcher, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
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detainee
noun
de·tain·ee
di-ˌtā-ˈnē
: a person who is detained
especially
: a person held in custody prior to trial or hearing
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