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Recent Examples of inmates
Milstead is an active volunteer in Sioux Falls and is known for his empathetic approach to mental health support and re-entry assistance for inmates.
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Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026
Judges set release conditions for inmates, not local leaders, a spokesperson with the District Attorney’s Office confirmed.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Or holding a news conference in front of a massive cell of inmates at El Salvador’s notorious Terrorist Confinement Center.
—Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Dart understands some critics will say bringing machines into the jail is doing too much for inmates.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Infrastructure issues flagged decades earlier still leave inmates housed under leaking roofs and failing electrical systems.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
By comparison, the federal Bureau of Prisons currently holds over 153,000 inmates.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Darby Williams and Perry Cobb became the first two Illinois death row inmates exonerated and released from prison following reinstatement of the death penalty.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Frank & Louis, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan, follows a man serving a life sentence whose prison job caring for elderly inmates leads to an unexpected connection.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Jan. 2026
Judges set release conditions for inmates, not local leaders, a spokesperson with the District Attorney’s Office confirmed.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Or holding a news conference in front of a massive cell of inmates at El Salvador’s notorious Terrorist Confinement Center.
—Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Dart understands some critics will say bringing machines into the jail is doing too much for inmates.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Infrastructure issues flagged decades earlier still leave inmates housed under leaking roofs and failing electrical systems.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
By comparison, the federal Bureau of Prisons currently holds over 153,000 inmates.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026
Darby Williams and Perry Cobb became the first two Illinois death row inmates exonerated and released from prison following reinstatement of the death penalty.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Frank & Louis, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan, follows a man serving a life sentence whose prison job caring for elderly inmates leads to an unexpected connection.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmates
prisoners
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Israel has released roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners under the ceasefire deal, many of whom were seized by Israeli troops during the more than two-year war and held without being charged.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Authorities said the prisoners were allowed to meet with close relatives before the executions were carried out.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Inmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmates. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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