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Recent Examples of inmates
All 10 inmates were subsequently captured after a nationwide manhunt.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Almost a year after 10 Louisiana inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail, the Orleans Parish sheriff and the office’s chief financial officer were indicted by a special grand jury on charges of malfeasance and other crimes in relation to the jailbreak.
—Devon Sayers, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Democrats have introduced another bill that allows inmates convicted of lower-level felonies to earn two additional days each month toward early release.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
She was released about a year early, through an initiative to free inmates particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Florida executed a record 19 death row inmates in 2025, and so far in 2026 has executed five more.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Operating more as a psychiatric asylum, the doctors experiment on the inmates — who actually volunteered to be a part of the program — with different treatments and methods.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Leo’s visit to the prison in the Central African port city of Bata followed in the tradition of Pope Francis, who frequently met with inmates on his foreign visits to give them a message of hope.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
This is for the safety of the high-profile inmates, Mangel explained, who could be vulnerable to extortion or violence.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Almost a year after 10 Louisiana inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail, the Orleans Parish sheriff and the office’s chief financial officer were indicted by a special grand jury on charges of malfeasance and other crimes in relation to the jailbreak.
—Devon Sayers, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Democrats have introduced another bill that allows inmates convicted of lower-level felonies to earn two additional days each month toward early release.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
She was released about a year early, through an initiative to free inmates particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Florida executed a record 19 death row inmates in 2025, and so far in 2026 has executed five more.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Operating more as a psychiatric asylum, the doctors experiment on the inmates — who actually volunteered to be a part of the program — with different treatments and methods.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Leo’s visit to the prison in the Central African port city of Bata followed in the tradition of Pope Francis, who frequently met with inmates on his foreign visits to give them a message of hope.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
This is for the safety of the high-profile inmates, Mangel explained, who could be vulnerable to extortion or violence.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
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 1 May. 2026.
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