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Recent Examples of inmates
The inmates, all dressed in new neon orange and beige uniforms, had gathered in a central courtyard of the prison, which appeared to have been recently painted salmon pink.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
This includes a weeklong winter power outage in 2019, and reports, as recently as last year, of maggots in inmates’ meals.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
D4vd was separated from other inmates at the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail after he was formally charged with killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
—Jessica Schaldebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Veramancini and Zamora are two of six inmates to escape the facility in the past five years, according to CDCR spokesperson Mary Ximenez.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Like Tent City, Camp East Montana was constructed using tents that do little to shield inmates from the elements.
—Jonathan Van Harmelen, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
This court ruling made more than 200 inmates eligible for parole hearings.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Byrd-Bennett was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison but was released about a year early, through an initiative to free inmates particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Alabama and Louisiana have executed inmates by nitrogen gas.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
This includes a weeklong winter power outage in 2019, and reports, as recently as last year, of maggots in inmates’ meals.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
D4vd was separated from other inmates at the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail after he was formally charged with killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
—Jessica Schaldebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Veramancini and Zamora are two of six inmates to escape the facility in the past five years, according to CDCR spokesperson Mary Ximenez.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Like Tent City, Camp East Montana was constructed using tents that do little to shield inmates from the elements.
—Jonathan Van Harmelen, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
This court ruling made more than 200 inmates eligible for parole hearings.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Byrd-Bennett was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison but was released about a year early, through an initiative to free inmates particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Alabama and Louisiana have executed inmates by nitrogen gas.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmates
prisoners
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The bill would expand that curriculum to require prisoners to acknowledge the impact and trauma of their crimes.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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Francis’ aim was to give prisoners hope and to remind them the church was with them, while also shining a spotlight on judicial abuses, overcrowding and other injustices.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Inmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmates. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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