inmate
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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
In the 2024 general election for governor, the party won 83% of the inmate vote, according to a ProPublica tally of voter returns on the State Elections Commission’s website.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Mattson is being held at the Sacramento County main jail with no bail and a court date set for May 5, according to inmate records.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 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
Some went back into their cells promptly and voluntarily, but many talked, traded cigarettes, or even jogged away from their own cells to pass something to another inmate at the other end of the gallery.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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