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Ormond writes that there are a variety of reasons an inmate might be made to wear the smock, but did not specify which of those reasons apply to Robinson.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The death of an inmate in July at California State Prison, Sacramento, near Folsom is now being investigated as a homicide, state corrections officials said Tuesday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Michael Tedder, 18, is facing charges of communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property, according to an inmate search on the website for the Davie County Sheriff's office.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
In one instance, a colleague entered Aber’s office to find an inmate crouched under his desk, according to an affidavit filed against Aber in the criminal case.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The death of an inmate in July at California State Prison, Sacramento, near Folsom is now being investigated as a homicide, state corrections officials said Tuesday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Michael Tedder, 18, is facing charges of communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property, according to an inmate search on the website for the Davie County Sheriff's office.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
In one instance, a colleague entered Aber’s office to find an inmate crouched under his desk, according to an affidavit filed against Aber in the criminal case.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmate
prisoner
Noun
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After all, the saga involves asset seizures, the arrest and imprisonment of Citgo executives in Venezuela, prisoner exchanges, and multiple auction rounds in a bizarre, winding legal process.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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He was interviewed and denied being in the office with the prisoner.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Inmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmate. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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