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Credit can also be applied toward time an inmate spends in jail prior to their sentencing.
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
But the windows are fake, and the inmates inside—most of whom are awaiting trial—face harrowing conditions.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Groves was one of 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center earlier this year.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Groves, who had been on the run since May 16 after breaking out of the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans with nine other inmates, was captured in Southwest Atlanta after a standoff with Atlanta Police and US Marshals on Wednesday, Deputy US Marshal Brian Fair said.
—Jason Morris, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
But the windows are fake, and the inmates inside—most of whom are awaiting trial—face harrowing conditions.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Groves was one of 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center earlier this year.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Groves, who had been on the run since May 16 after breaking out of the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans with nine other inmates, was captured in Southwest Atlanta after a standoff with Atlanta Police and US Marshals on Wednesday, Deputy US Marshal Brian Fair said.
—Jason Morris, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmate
prisoner
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Witkoff, Rubio, and Kushner then streamlined the proposal to a two-phase structure—first, a ceasefire and exchange of hostages and prisoners to stop the fighting; second, a framework for Gaza's future, including disarmament and a technocratic transitional government.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the coming days, a hostage and prisoner exchange is set to begin, and hundreds of humanitarian aid trucks are expected to be allowed into Gaza.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Inmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmate. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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