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Yet firsthand accounts from former inmates and international observers tell a radically different story.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Wednesday frees the inmates, but inadvertently also frees Tyler (Hunter Doohan) the Hyde from Season 1.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Doyal was held in the Cleburne County jail on Monday, an online inmate roster showed.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
Indiana’s rising inmate population is throwing cold water on Michigan City officials’ eagerness to redevelop the Indiana State Prison once the new prison in Westville opens.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Wednesday frees the inmates, but inadvertently also frees Tyler (Hunter Doohan) the Hyde from Season 1.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Doyal was held in the Cleburne County jail on Monday, an online inmate roster showed.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
Indiana’s rising inmate population is throwing cold water on Michigan City officials’ eagerness to redevelop the Indiana State Prison once the new prison in Westville opens.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmate
prisoner
Noun
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The Kremlin claims these soldiers are mercenaries — a label that immediately strips them of their combatant rights, protection under international humanitarian law and prisoner-of-war status.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Idaho took another step toward its first execution of a female prisoner after the state’s highest court rejected an appeal Thursday from the only woman on its death row.—
Kevin Fixler
September 5,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Inmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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