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Recent Examples of detainee
The per-diem rate for detainees at this facility is $291 per detainee per day ― an unusually high premium compared to the $75-85 the federal government reimburses other facilities used as ICE detention centers in Indiana.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead, she was booked at the jail as a pretrial detainee.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
One former detainee at the facility went missing for more than a week after he was removed from the facility, according to his family.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Lee ordered ministries to closely manage the issue until every detainee has safely returned.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead, she was booked at the jail as a pretrial detainee.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
One former detainee at the facility went missing for more than a week after he was removed from the facility, according to his family.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Lee ordered ministries to closely manage the issue until every detainee has safely returned.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
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Both defendants are expected to appeal their convictions.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The defendants concealed the cash receipts from an accountant, who prepared their taxes, which led to the fraudulent omission of more than $17 million in gross sales from tax returns filed with the IRS.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Money bail became more common around the turn of the 20th century with the rise of commercial bail bonds, in which a bail bond business would front the bail money, charging the arrestee a portion of the bail amount as a fee.—
Christine Scott-Hayward,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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The civil offense also affects the type of judge who will hear the case, whether an arrestee is entitled to legal representation and how quickly the Department of Homeland Security can remove someone from the United States.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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See video … Tune in to the FOX NEWS RUNDOWN PODCAST for a breakdown on Congress’ push for tougher laws to keep repeat violent offenders off America’s streets.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The opinion article, published in The Mercury News, argued that criminal-justice reforms had weakened consequences for serious offenders.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Investigators believe the suspect also deliberately set fire to the church, which appeared engulfed in flames in photos and videos shared on social media.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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Within hours of the attack, law enforcement identified Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, of Burton, as the suspect.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The fish was a beautiful, rich color and had great flavor, but the pieces were uneven in shape and size, with some of them clearly cut from the center of the fish and some from the thinner ends.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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In every state and eligible territory, SNAP benefits can be used to buy most grocery items, including fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, breads, cereals, snack foods, and nonalcoholic drinks like juice, coffee, and bottled water.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The show portrays Watkins introducing Gein to the story of Ilse Koch, a real-life Holocaust war criminal.—
JR Radcliffe,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday, a total of 300 federal agents stormed a South Side apartment building that Department of Homeland Security officials say harbored criminals.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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