inmate
noun [ C ] uk/ˈɪn.meɪt/ us/ˈɪn.meɪt/
（监狱中的）囚犯;（精神病院中的）病人
a person who is kept in a prison or a hospital for people who are mentally ill
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- Women make up about 6 percent of all inmates in the U.S.
- The inmates claim they have been mistreated by the prison guards.
- Two inmates managed to escape during the riot.
- Some prison inmates have gone on hunger strike.
- The prison has had little success in rehabilitating inmates.