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Noun
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The Mattis ruling in 2024 made more than 200 convicts eligible for parole hearings.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Edmund Lockyer with a small party of soldiers and convicts to stake a claim on behalf of Britain by garrisoning King George Sound (at what is now Albany) on the south coast.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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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
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Bristol West car insurance cons Drivers with good driving records or good credit may find better prices elsewhere.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Krups coffee grinder cons The grind on a Krups coffee grinder depends on the experience of the person using it.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But these jailbirds aren’t using their own fingers to fire off missives or create clones.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Trusties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusties. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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