inmate

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in·mate | \ ˈin-ˌmāt

Definition of inmate

: any of a group occupying a single place of residence especially : a person confined (as in a prison or hospital)

Examples of inmate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lowe says the book was inspired by a 2016 Times article about Shawna Lynn Jones, a 22-year-old inmate who was struck in the head by a large rock while working the fire lines in Malibu near Mulholland Highway. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2021 One inmate who received no medical screening was Joseph Arquillo, who died of a drug overdose eight hours after he was booked into the jail for violating his probation. — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2021 At least 140 people died in county custody over a 10-year span beginning in 2009, an average higher than one inmate dying every month in that time. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2021 In 2006, a riot at the North County Correctional Facility left one inmate dead and 100 others injured. — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 July 2021 According to the jail's inmate roster, she was originally arrested on charges of residential burglary, theft of property and criminal mischief. — The Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online, 8 July 2021 This just so happened to be Victor Oquendo, a 31-year-old inmate who was 11 years into a 24-year sentence for double homicide. — Daisy Schofield, refinery29.com, 5 July 2021 In November 1999, a second addition was completed, which increased the inmate housing population to 185. — Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 3 July 2021 That prompted efforts to decrease an inmate population numbering in the thousands and suspend the in-person visits. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 28 June 2021

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