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Recent Examples of inmates
Condemned inmates in Utah can opt to die via lethal injection or firing squad.
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Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Except for nearly the 133,000 inmates and their families and loved ones none of these places have been obscured.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
In an environment where seconds matter, a failing communication system places both inmates and staff at serious risk.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In Brown County, only one in five county jail inmates is serving a sentence.
—Margaret Shreiner, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The clemency granted by Cooper, which followed a two-year campaign by advocates against the death penalty calling on Cooper to use his power more widely, changed the sentences of the 15 inmates from death to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
—Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials also confirmed that two prisons in western Nepal were stormed, leading to the escape of nearly 900 inmates.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
However, local authorities can still respond to ICE requests to provide information on when inmates will be released so ICE agents can be on hand.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
The Venezuelans were taken to a wing of the prison called Módulo 8, where they were isolated from the Salvadoran inmates.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Except for nearly the 133,000 inmates and their families and loved ones none of these places have been obscured.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
In an environment where seconds matter, a failing communication system places both inmates and staff at serious risk.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
In Brown County, only one in five county jail inmates is serving a sentence.
—Margaret Shreiner, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The clemency granted by Cooper, which followed a two-year campaign by advocates against the death penalty calling on Cooper to use his power more widely, changed the sentences of the 15 inmates from death to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
—Avi Bajpai, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Officials also confirmed that two prisons in western Nepal were stormed, leading to the escape of nearly 900 inmates.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
However, local authorities can still respond to ICE requests to provide information on when inmates will be released so ICE agents can be on hand.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
The Venezuelans were taken to a wing of the prison called Módulo 8, where they were isolated from the Salvadoran inmates.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmates
prisoners
Noun
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Bush described this as a way to support employment, family ties, and stability, recognizing that reentry affects not just former prisoners but also public safety.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The church, which served unhoused people, recently released prisoners, and other vulnerable populations, left an unofficial halfway house in its wake.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Inmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmates. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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