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inmate

[in-meyt] / ˈɪnˌmeɪt /
NOUN
patient
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Maria Tran worked at John George Psychiatric Pavilion and met the deputy after he brought an inmate there for an evaluation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

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

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

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

A woman who is involved with a Sing Sing inmate got an early copy to him through the visit room and told me it was being passed around enthusiastically.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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