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Recent Examples of inmates
Wearing red jail attire reserved for high-security inmates, Barahona sat quietly throughout the hearing.
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Grethel Aguila, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
While a couple of the inmates have accepted plea deals, most of the drug and money-laundering cases against the inmates and associates are still making their way through the court system.
—Raquel Rutledge, ProPublica, 5 May 2026
Four of the five inmates were released from the hospital and booked into the Dallas County jail.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
The van was carrying inmates to the Dallas County Jail.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Simultaneously, ensuring inmates have access to constructive programs, including educational, vocational and wellness opportunities that keep them productively engaged to support better mental and physical health, benefiting everyone.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
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
Following Mahdi's death, the Palmetto State now has 26 inmates on death row – only one of those people has been sentenced to death in the past decade.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Grethel Aguila, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
While a couple of the inmates have accepted plea deals, most of the drug and money-laundering cases against the inmates and associates are still making their way through the court system.
—Raquel Rutledge, ProPublica, 5 May 2026
Four of the five inmates were released from the hospital and booked into the Dallas County jail.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2026
The van was carrying inmates to the Dallas County Jail.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Simultaneously, ensuring inmates have access to constructive programs, including educational, vocational and wellness opportunities that keep them productively engaged to support better mental and physical health, benefiting everyone.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
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
Following Mahdi's death, the Palmetto State now has 26 inmates on death row – only one of those people has been sentenced to death in the past decade.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmates
prisoners
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The poor conditions were also the backdrop for a push in 1980 by the New Progressive Party governor at the time, Carlos Romero Barceló, to codify voting rights for prisoners.—
Raquel Rutledge,
ProPublica,
5 May 2026
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Amid the chaos, many detainees fled al-Hol and some prisoners escaped from a detention center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
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“Inmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmates. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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