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inmate

noun

Definition of 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 Florida has the largest Death Row roster of any state — 238 inmates, according to data from the Florida Department of Corrections. — Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 Calls to abolish capital punishment or increase transparency have grown after the 2024 acquittal of the world’s longest-serving death-row inmate, Iwao Hakamada. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 In practice, however, most inmates are left on tenterhooks in solitary confinement for years — and sometimes decades — with sometimes severe consequences for their mental health. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 About 99% of inmates who escaped or walked away since 1977 from a CDCR adult institution, camp, in-state contract bed or Community Rehabilitative Program Placement were arrested, according to CDCR. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inmate

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prisoner

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Or building a detention center for federal prisoners in the middle of the Everglades?

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
The 2015 action film, set in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland, stars Theron as warrior Imperator Furiosa, who leads the daring escape of female prisoners from a tyrannical ruler.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026

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