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Recent Examples of inmates
Their world inside Parchman was defined by regulation of contraband items, the work they were told to do, conflicts with other inmates, and the corruption and neglect of the prison administrators.
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Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
That same year, five correctional officers were killed by inmates wielding scissors and hammers attempting to escape the Bertie Correctional Institution in Eastern North Carolina.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
After 51 parole decisions so far, the state parole board has 159 decisions to go for this group of inmates.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Santa Rita Jail has been the subject of criminal complaints involving concerns that jail staff didn’t adequately check on inmates or lied about doing so.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
Jones has also rejected claims that the jail is unsafe, stating that inmates have access to medical and dental care, televisions and regular meals.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
The filmmakers build their documentary around cell phone videos secretly recorded by prisoners – footage that shows severe overcrowding, flooding of cell blocks, drugged addicted inmates, and alleged brutal attacks by those whose job should be to ensure the safety of people behind bars.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The coroner’s office confirmed three inmates died.
—Rosana Hughes, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
For years on Maduro's watch, the Aragua jail operated under the control of its own inmates.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inmates
prisoners
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That might have been intentional since at one time families of the employees in those houses lived on the grounds of the prison, often with prisoners working as house servants to the families.—
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Venezuela's government has denied that prisoners have been unjustly detained and had accused them of plotting to destabilize Maduro’s regime.—
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“Inmates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmates. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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