detainee

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According to the report, the detainee population in California grew 162%, from 2,300 to more than 6,000 detainees, between site visits in 2023 and those in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

When a detainee is located, it is sometimes possible to use the Russian prison administration's online platform to write to them.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

As of Tuesday morning, charges had not been filed against the second detainee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Despite growing resistance from some state and local leaders, the administration seeks to open additional ICE facilities in warehouses across Texas and the country to handle an exploding detainee population.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

The detainee who is wise enough to realize this will never find any cause for complaint, but only all conceivable help, to erase the memory of what he had been accused of.

From My Life and My Efforts by Olesch, Gunther