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
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
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
Stress Agent: An inmate I was always having to shoo off the gallery would announce me with this nickname whenever he saw me coming.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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