Synonyms of inmates

inmates

noun

plural of inmate

as in prisoners

a person who is kept in a prison

the reintegration of former inmates into society

Related Words

• prisoners
• captives
• internees
• convicts
• captures
• cons
• jailbirds
• parolees
• trusties
• probationers
• lifers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inmates

Mandatory evacuations were ordered Sunday evening for the town's southern portion, and inmates at the county jail were transferred. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Colt Gray’s jail counselor, Stephen Baker, later confirmed their juvenile inmates are not allowed to have photos of school shooters. — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

At least two other inmates have been killed at the prison in recent years. — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

Occhicone and Duckett were put to death by lethal injection at Florida State Prison, bringing the number of inmates executed this year to 12. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Burke is housed in Tower 1, Section 142, a unit where inmates are kept in single cells and separated from one another for safety reasons. — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona have executed seven inmates combined. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 July 2026

More than 1,000 death-row inmates held in a unit of Iran’s Ghezel Hesar Prison have entered a third week of a mass hunger strike to protest regime executions, with some prisoners sewing their lips shut in protest, according to reports. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026