inmate

as in prisoner
a person who is kept in a prison the reintegration of former inmates into society

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Recent Examples of inmate News: President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal inmates on death row, including a Michigan man who in 1997 killed a 19-year-old woman who had accused him of rape. Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024 Here's what mass deportations could mean for Arizona's hotel industry Biden commutes sentences of most federal death row inmates: What to know CREW is pointing to those arguments to call her more recent expenses into question. Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024 President Joe Biden’s decision to commute the death sentences of 37 federal inmates has sparked an uproar in the legal and political worlds, with critics calling the move a blatant overreach of executive power. Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024 Biden had pledged to end the death penalty during his presidential campaign and had been under pressure from progressive lawmakers and criminal justice activists to commute the sentences of federal death row inmates before Trump takes office. Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inmate 

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“Inmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmate. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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