inmate
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Rylaarsdam is currently in custody at the Las Colinas Detention Facility in San Diego County, where she has been held without bail since her arrest, according to inmate records.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
A two-year-old boy's adoption has been overturned after his adoptive mother failed to disclose she was in a relationship with an inmate at the prison where she worked.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
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
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
He repeated it until the inmate told him to get lost.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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