inmate

Definition of "inmate"
  1. An individual who is kept under official custody in a facility such as a prison or hospital
How to use "inmate" in a sentence
  1. After committing the crime, he became an inmate in a local state prison.
  2. The health of inmates in the correctional facility is a subject of ongoing debate.
  3. As a psychologist, her job was to assess the mental health of the institution's inmates.

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