inmate
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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
Los Angeles County leaders are demanding the Sheriff’s Department ramp up safety measures within the jail system as inmate deaths continue to mount.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Although the Prison Service did not confirm the identity of the injured prisoner, it confirmed an inmate at HMP Frankland in County Durham is receiving treatment.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Perlstein then reviewed for us the pat-frisking procedure used on every single in-mate before and after the inmate was released to the Box’s small exercise courtyard.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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