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Recent Examples of inmate
Stanko became the 23rd inmate put to death in the U.S. this year and the third in South Carolina.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Florida and Alabama each put an inmate to death Tuesday.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Two inmates are still on the run after a group of 10 escaped from a New Orleans jail, and a former police chief convicted on rape and murder charges escaped from an Arkansas prison before being recaptured earlier this month.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
An inmate was brought into court, and the esteemed judge gave him a quite harsh sentence.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Florida and Alabama each put an inmate to death Tuesday.
—Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Two inmates are still on the run after a group of 10 escaped from a New Orleans jail, and a former police chief convicted on rape and murder charges escaped from an Arkansas prison before being recaptured earlier this month.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
An inmate was brought into court, and the esteemed judge gave him a quite harsh sentence.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmate
prisoner
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Camp Blanding was used for detention purposes in the past, housing German prisoners during World War II.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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But an intake guard threw that ruling in the trash, handcuffed the prisoner to a chair and shaved him.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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“Inmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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