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In 1963, Hamer was arrested, jailed, and at the behest of her white captors, beaten with a blackjack by two African American inmates.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Heuermann has been a voracious reader in jail, but Toulon said the inmate’s preference for violent crime and mystery novels — some about serial killers — concerns him.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Ada County has also carried $10 million in costs to house state inmates in recent years, Tripple said, and even though lawmakers this year tried to help, the new money coming in still doesn’t offset the total cost.
—Idaho Statesman, 15 June 2026
Heuermann has been a voracious reader in jail, but Toulon said the inmate’s preference for violent crime and mystery novels -- some about serial killers -- concerns him.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
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Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Heuermann has been a voracious reader in jail, but Toulon said the inmate’s preference for violent crime and mystery novels — some about serial killers — concerns him.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Ada County has also carried $10 million in costs to house state inmates in recent years, Tripple said, and even though lawmakers this year tried to help, the new money coming in still doesn’t offset the total cost.
—Idaho Statesman, 15 June 2026
Heuermann has been a voracious reader in jail, but Toulon said the inmate’s preference for violent crime and mystery novels -- some about serial killers -- concerns him.
—ABC News, 13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmate
prisoner
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The Federal Prison Oversight Act, signed into law in 2024, would create an independent ombudsman to whom prisoners and their families could file complaints.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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All the prisoners are out of jail now and all the hungry are fed.—
Michele Amabile Angermiller,
Rolling Stone,
15 June 2026
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“Inmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmate. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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