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Recent Examples of inmates
As of late February, 13 inmates were reported to have died in the state this year.
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Ryan Oehrli
april 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Transgender prison inmates have already been required to detransition and been subject to conversion therapy.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
The campaign for her release, citing fellow inmates at Zanjan Prison in northern Iran, said she was found unconscious last week.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
The audio tour, narrated by former guards and inmates, is genuinely gripping for older kids.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The aging population reached 2,735 inmates in late June 2025, compared to 1,981 prisoners in January 2023.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Correction officers soon learned that the line the inmates used was attached to the rope Kelly threw to the window.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Like most of her fellow inmates, de Souza was sentenced for drug-trafficking.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Students and volunteers meet weekly with inmates in state prisons in southeast Michigan for workshops on theater, creative writing and visual arts.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Ryan Oehrli
april 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Transgender prison inmates have already been required to detransition and been subject to conversion therapy.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
The campaign for her release, citing fellow inmates at Zanjan Prison in northern Iran, said she was found unconscious last week.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
The audio tour, narrated by former guards and inmates, is genuinely gripping for older kids.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The aging population reached 2,735 inmates in late June 2025, compared to 1,981 prisoners in January 2023.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Correction officers soon learned that the line the inmates used was attached to the rope Kelly threw to the window.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Like most of her fellow inmates, de Souza was sentenced for drug-trafficking.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Students and volunteers meet weekly with inmates in state prisons in southeast Michigan for workshops on theater, creative writing and visual arts.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmates
prisoners
Noun
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Shailin managed to refer some families to human-rights groups that advocate for prisoners in Iran.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Far-right Israeli politicians celebrated the passage through parliament of a new law that allows execution by hanging, but effectively only for Palestinian prisoners.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Inmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmates. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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