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inmate

[in-meyt] / ˈɪnˌmeɪt /
NOUN
patient
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Officials are investigating a potential case of hantavirus, a rare but deadly disease that attacks the lungs, in an inmate at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in Marin County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

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

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

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

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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