How to Use inmate in a Sentence

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• Ramirez was the third inmate put to death this year in Texas and the 11th in the U.S.
  — Juan A. Lozano and Michael Graczyk, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
• The deputy and the inmate began to struggle, and both fell to the ground.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2023
• The weapon, which the inmate shouldn't have had, misfired and no one was hurt.
  — CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023
• The man walks into the ring and turns now to the screaming crowd, the other inmates.
  — Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
• Barbee was the fifth inmate put to death this year in Texas.
  — CBS News, 16 Nov. 2022
• He was forced to watch when a young inmate was punched in the face three times in rapid succession.
  — Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
• A week later, a wall remained stained with the young inmate’s blood.
  — Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
• While he was locked up, Carter worked in the kitchen, cooking three meals a day for thousands of inmates.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
• At times, the jail has also held double the number of inmates it was designed to hold.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
• The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled against an inmate who had challenged Youngkin’s move.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
• At least 10 officers were present when the first guard opened the cell to check the inmates, according to Jam Press.
  — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 8 May 2024
• The inmates feed the cats the bologna, creating a natural bond between them and the felines.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
• Four inmates were treated for injuries, the source said.
  — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024
• Prisons were uniquely bad for spreading the virus and some inmates were released in part to stop the spread.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
• The last inmate release as part of the initial rollout of the law is now set to happen Tuesday, Feb. 7.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw | [e-mail], al, 4 Feb. 2023
• Holbrook is the third inmate to die at the St. Louis County Jail this year after five inmates died at the jail in 2019.
  — Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2022
• Some of the inmates were being held at Orange County jail.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
• The film is based on the true story of Jeffrey Manchester, an inmate on the run who hides in a place no one would look for him: a toy store.
  — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
• No staff or other inmates were injured and at no time was the public in danger.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 11 June 2023
• Speer and another inmate, Anibal Canales Jr. were sentenced to death for the killing.
  — CBS News, 26 Oct. 2023
• Terabelian, 39, now a prison inmate in Victorville, got six years.
  — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
• She’s been listed as an inmate at the Clermont County Jail since June 19.
  — Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2024
• That plan has to protect inmates’ health and welfare, among other things.
  — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
• Gilmore was the first inmate put to death after the Supreme Court struck down a ban on capital punishment.
  — Louie Estrada, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
• The escape was discovered as part of the inmate counts that occur when the inmates come in from the exercise yard.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2023
• To give a man no incentive, yet ask him to be a model inmate is an oxymoron.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
• Daniel Whaley showed two inmates how to remove the bees from their hives with smoke and to check if the combs had honey ready for harvesting.
  — Alicia Devine, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
• The turning point for Trejo was when a former inmate came to San Quentin to talk about his recovery.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2023
• During his stay, a boy in the next cell attempted to hang himself and Mack said the guards beat the inmate after cutting him down.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
• Since Biden took office, no federal inmate has been executed.
  — Brian Bennett, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Dec 2024