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Dominick was admitted to the Baldwin County jail on May 26 and released two days later, inmate records viewed by PEOPLE show.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Volunteers and the Washington family played a recording of Asaiah Washington doing a poetry reading, had a moment of silence, and also read off the more than 50 names of Sacramento jail inmates who have died since 2018.
—Theresa Clift
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Cooper was not listed as a Miami-Dade County inmate as of Friday.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
The lawsuit challenging the method was filed last year by death row inmate Jeffery Lee.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Volunteers and the Washington family played a recording of Asaiah Washington doing a poetry reading, had a moment of silence, and also read off the more than 50 names of Sacramento jail inmates who have died since 2018.
—Theresa Clift
may 29, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
Cooper was not listed as a Miami-Dade County inmate as of Friday.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
The lawsuit challenging the method was filed last year by death row inmate Jeffery Lee.
—Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmate
prisoner
Noun
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The past holds Russia prisoner.—
Antony Beevor,
Washington Post,
2 June 2026
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No ordinary filmmaker could have gotten access to such a high-profile prisoner.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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“Inmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmate. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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