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Colorado Department of Corrections officials forced inmates to work prison jobs through coercion that ultimately amounted to involuntary servitude, a Denver judge ruled Friday.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Made in 1967, Titicut Follies gets its title from a stage show put on by the inmates at the institution.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
How all inmates sentenced to prison have to take a test to determine the security level of the facility to which they’re sent.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
The settlement came out of a lawsuit over prison conditions during the pandemic, not an executive order to release inmates, according to Cooper’s campaign.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Made in 1967, Titicut Follies gets its title from a stage show put on by the inmates at the institution.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
How all inmates sentenced to prison have to take a test to determine the security level of the facility to which they’re sent.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
The settlement came out of a lawsuit over prison conditions during the pandemic, not an executive order to release inmates, according to Cooper’s campaign.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmate
prisoner
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The commission also calls for measures to expand freedom of expression, release older or sick prisoners and ensure that nonviolent acts are not prosecuted under anti‑terror laws.—
Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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That round led to the first prisoner swap between the countries in five months.—
Mariia Kashchenko,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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