warden

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Steve Sarre, warden of Lihou island, said its house had been badly hit by the storm and the roof had been damaged.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

It’s why he spends much of the film in uniform, as a traffic warden, as a member of a barbershop quartet, and later as the new member of Ray’s biker gang.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

The key question is whether he can sue an individual official – here, the warden – for monetary damages.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

How about Tony Soprano’s wife as the sharp-elbowed warden of a Michigan prison?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

It’s unclear how Tate was able to persuade Holman’s warden to house two pretrial detainees on death row, although Tate knew people at the prison from his days as a probation officer.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson