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Definition of inmate
: any of a group occupying a single place of residence; especially : a person confined (as in a prison or hospital)
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Other officers in the in-take area who were dropping off new inmates came to the deputy's aid and Killingsworth was secured by staff, the release said.
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But on Monday, Trawick filled out a registration form while inside the Dothan City Jail with the help of Pastor Kenneth Glasgow, a civil rights advocate who has been registering inmates to vote for more than a decade.
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The inmate was decontaminated and not injured in the incident.
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After seeing so many Lake County Jail inmates struggle with, or die from, opioid addiction, officials are considering a new program with a preventative drug for those transitioning back into the community.
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The organization provides clothing that former inmates can wear to job interviews.
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About $168,000 will be repaid if all inmates are located.
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Since 2013, Adrienne C. Moore has portrayed inmate Cindy Hayes on Orange Is the New Black, which recently rolled out its fifth season on Netflix.
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The Will County court system plans to partner with the Family Guidance Center of Joliet to help inmates addicted to heroin.
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First Known Use of inmate
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inmate
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: a person who is kept in a prison or mental hospital
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inmate
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: a person confined in an institution (as a hospital or prison)
Medical Dictionary
inmate
playMedical Definition of inmate
: one of a group occupying a single place of residence; especially : a person confined (as in a psychiatric hospital) especially for a long time
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inmate
playLegal Definition of inmate
: a person confined in an institution (as a prison or hospital)
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