inmate
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Ortiz was arraigned on Tuesday and is being held in a Los Angeles jail on bail of over $1.8 million, according to county inmate records and prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
The doctor, later identified by Vice as Alfredo Balli Treviño, was not an employee, but an inmate.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
An air ambulance was dispatched to HMP Frankland, but the North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said the injured inmate was taken to hospital by road.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Because most inmate releases are done during the daytime, prison staff had to be called back in to handle the paperwork and logistics of freeing an inmate.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
Despite the reforms of the 1970s and early 1980s, inmate death in jails and prisons was still a serious problem.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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