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Recent Examples of detainee
Joshua Jahn, 29, killed a detainee, injured two others and fatally shot himself.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
If approved, the ceremony must take place privately inside the facility, with all expenses borne by the detainee or their spouse.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
The daughter of one Cuban detainee held in Alligator Alcatraz for more than three months described multiple incidents of guards beating detainees and deploying pepper spray in housing units.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The announcement comes within hours of a public hearing on the record number of detainee deaths in ICE detention centers.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
If approved, the ceremony must take place privately inside the facility, with all expenses borne by the detainee or their spouse.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
The daughter of one Cuban detainee held in Alligator Alcatraz for more than three months described multiple incidents of guards beating detainees and deploying pepper spray in housing units.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The announcement comes within hours of a public hearing on the record number of detainee deaths in ICE detention centers.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
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Four other people, including the defendant's cousin Ronald Crawley, were charged with helping kidnap Arnett.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Investigators had 1,000 pages of messages between Campbell and Gerodemos and other co-defendants.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Using unique identifiers attached to each arrestee, The Post excluded a number of apparent duplicate arrests from its analysis.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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It had been edited, presumably using generative AI, to show the arrestee as weeping uncontrollably.—
Donald Moynihan,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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My office will continue to work alongside law enforcement partners like the Antioch Police Department to hold armed offenders accountable and pursue justice on behalf of all those harmed.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Lawrence Reed is a lifetime offender who was put on an ankle monitor.—
Michael Tobin,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Inver Grove Heights police are asking anyone who lives in the area and has outdoor cameras to check them for video of the incident or the suspect.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Contacted by deputies, the person at the campground said that the suspect had charged at him while holding a running chainsaw.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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Next door is Ottimo with its stone pizza oven and all kinds of homemade pasta and fresh fish.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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The sturgeon is an armored beast of a fish that has abided on this planet for at least 120 million years.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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However, Connecticut Citizens Defense League President Holly Sullivan told Fox News Digital that statewide Democrats chose to go after law-abiding citizens instead of criminals by passing this piece of legislation.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Immigration policy is destroying the lives of families, not criminals.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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