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Recent Examples of jailerBlack Warrant carved out a distinct voice in the crime genre by flipping the lens—from the prisoner to the jailer.—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Otherwise, Americans may soon find themselves at the mercy of unaccountable corporate jailers.—Andres Oppenheimer
july 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025 Johnson’s parents filed a lawsuit against the county and several jailers earlier this month.—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025 According to the county’s jailer, one inmate was able to use funds credited to his account to pay his $2,000 bond and is now wanted on an arrest warrant.—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for jailer
The lawsuit named the governor, the director and deputy director of the MDOC, and about three dozen employees, from corrections officers to the warden.
Both the deputy marshal and the suspect were transported to the hospital.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles — Two people were injured, including a US marshal, during an immigration enforcement operation early Tuesday in Los Angeles, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Some have lost a parent or guardian and suddenly must navigate a world that feels uncertain and overwhelming.
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Laura Rivera,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
Both biological parents and those with parental responsibility over children, including legal guardians and foster parents, would be eligible for the exemption.
But cities tend to be where people go out looking for birds, trying to find them before the rats get them, or before custodians sweep them away.
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NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
The Best Picture winner features Sally Hawkins as Elise, a mute custodian who works in a secret government facility that’s currently housing a strange fish creature (Doug Jones) who’s being studied by scientists and the military.
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