inmate
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He said inmates reported that inmate group leaders were “always sending messages” up until election day, adding that they were too afraid to say much more.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
He claimed to have been inspired by blues legend Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, who he said was a fellow inmate at one point.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The Oscar winner plays an innocent death-row inmate in a drama inspired by a documentary and co-starring Tessa Thompson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Ortiz was arraigned on Tuesday and is being held in a Los Angeles jail on bail of over $1.8 million, according to county inmate records and prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
After working near one congenial-seeming inmate for a long time, he’d become so comfortable talking to him that he’d confided to the inmate about some problems at home and a shortness of cash.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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