inmates

plural of inmate
as in prisoners
a person who is kept in a prison the reintegration of former inmates into society

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Recent Examples of inmates On Wednesday, Guatemala’s president announced the plans for a new maximum-security prison for 2,000 inmates that would be complete in a year. New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 So far this year, states have executed 37 inmates − a figure that hasn't been seen since 2014. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025 The paper also reported that Maxwell's fellow inmates were warned not to discuss her case with the press. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025 Texas has been known to relabel its drugs’ beyond-use dates, a practice that has been criticized in recent years by death row inmates who have alleged in court that the drugs are expired and unsafe. Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025 Human rights groups have often alleged abuse of Palestinian inmates at Israeli jails. Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025 Consider the 2006 mass pardon in Italy, in which 40% of all inmates in the country were released from prison all at once. Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 Alabama and Louisiana have executed inmates by nitrogen gas. Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025 Former inmates in California reenter the criminal justice system at nearly twice that rate. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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prisoners
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  • As part of the ceasefire, Hamas released the remaining 20 living hostages held in Gaza, while Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The ceasefire agreement also stipulated Israeli releases of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange for hostages and the restoration of humanitarian aid.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

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