inmate
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A visit to a pasticceria program at a high-security Padua prison—where the recidivism rate for inmate bakers, we are told, is only 10%—is not so much about food as it is about Italy itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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
County’s supervisors called on the Sheriff’s Department to implement new health and safety measures after 10 inmate deaths in the first two months of this year.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
According to department data, half of the 46 inmate deaths recorded in 2025 were listed as natural.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
The huge demand for inmate labor kept the prison overfull, while Clinton prison, far from downstate markets, was partly empty.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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