inmate

Example Sentences

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Olivar is now listed in an ICE inmate locator as being held at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

As he reflected on his encounter with Orme on his return to Wales, Williams said he would continue to write to the inmate, in spite of the criticism.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The newly pardoned inmate was escorted to the captain’s office, where he used the captain’s phone to talk to Smith, his fellow pardon recipient, according to a source familiar with the situation.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

In Mansfield: “The Shawshank Redemption” was filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory, where Tim Robbins’s character tells the inmate played by Morgan Freeman: “Get busy living or get busy dying.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

But the real revelation came in one tight corridor when our group passed an inmate group of nearly equivalent size.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover