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Recent Examples of detainee
Castro said that families of detainees who have not yet been moved may seek temporary restraining orders to prevent transfers out of state.
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Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
The statement didn’t say how many detainees were transferred or where they were transferred.
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Nbc South Florida,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
The settlement was twice as much as the county has ever paid for an in-custody suicide for a pretrial detainee, Gallagher said.
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A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
The agency had been holding detainees at its office inside the courthouse building.
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David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
11 June 2026
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Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
The statement didn’t say how many detainees were transferred or where they were transferred.
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Nbc South Florida,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
The settlement was twice as much as the county has ever paid for an in-custody suicide for a pretrial detainee, Gallagher said.
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A.d. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
The agency had been holding detainees at its office inside the courthouse building.
—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
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His girlfriend, Syanna Ruiz, held their child in court, demanding the defendants remain behind bars.
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In court documents, O’Hara alleged the defendants violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights, accusing them of unlawfully restricting free speech and initiating an unlawful seizure while using excessive force.
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Using unique identifiers attached to each arrestee, The Post excluded a number of apparent duplicate arrests from its analysis.
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It had been edited, presumably using generative AI, to show the arrestee as weeping uncontrollably.
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Independence Day celebrations come in the most challenging threat environment since 9/11, with the ongoing terror threat, a rise in political violence and continuing fears about lone-wolf offenders, according to Raia.
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There were also concerns listed in the analysis that the registry, which dates back to 1947, could include LGBTQ+ offenders from decades ago who were convicted of offenses that are no longer crimes.
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The suspect, 30‑year‑old Trevion Mark of Fort Worth, was arrested nearby without incident and charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle, according to DPS.
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The suspect’s vehicle entered a closed roadway on Interstate 20 at the 420 exit near Aledo and struck an 18-wheeler, the release states.
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Kids might be more entranced by the family-friendly Resort Pool and Winding River, the activities at the Reef Rangers Club, and the 500,000-gallon Under the Sea Lagoon that’s home to stingrays, reef fish, and Aldabra tortoises.
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The standout dinner order is the seafood paella, which arrives sizzling in a hot pan with shrimp, calamari, mussels, market fish, chorizo, and crispy bomba rice.
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Data that appears to be compliance information to a regulator can appear to be a target list to a criminal.
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The Colorado attorney general oversees more than 700 attorneys and staff and manages legal manners spanning consumer protection, civil rights, criminal, water, constitutional and environmental law.
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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