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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 The original 1971 experiment was conducted by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo, who arbitrarily split volunteers into two groups—inmates and guards—and observed how power corrupted them. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Nirenberg similarly said the $7 million spent annually to house inmates in other counties could be redirected toward diversion efforts. — Katie Bartlett, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 Putka cited a recidivism rate of about 5% for the program, compared with rates of 30% to 45% for inmates who do not participate. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 These prisoners—all of them Black, most of them minors, including Biddy’s three daughters—were some of the first inmates of what would become the largest prison system in the country. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inmate

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Constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment prohibit deliberate indifference to prisoners’ medical needs.

— Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Offering the Black Panther salute in tribute to the six Black prisoners found dead at Attica Prison, during the funeral held in Brooklyn.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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