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parolee

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as in probationer

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Recent Examples of parolee Arriving at Brown’s residence, the parole officer found that his parolee wasn’t home. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 12 May 2026 Brown, a parolee with numerous run-ins with the law, reportedly has a history of mental illness, according to family members. — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 The granting of humanitarian parole is discretionary and receiving it does not give the parolee any legal immigration status. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026 Unlike typical parolees, who are required to check in regularly with their parole officers and prohibited from unauthorized travel, those paroled to be deported are not placed under any supervision. — ProPublica, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parolee

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Noun

One probation officer also gave ICE agents the home address and make, model and license plate of a probationer’s car.

— Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Probation is relying on officers redeployed from the field to maintain those numbers, however, and Viera Rosa warned that oversight over adult and juvenile probationers is suffering due to the depleted manpower.

— Jason Henry, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026

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Hospital staff were working to save Pike's life and as of late Thursday were trying to clear the two doses of the drug that the state uses to execute prisoners, her lawyers wrote in a Friday filing in Davidson County Chancery Court.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Silver found that prisoners remained exposed to grave threats of harm and suffering because of systematic deficiencies in their healthcare.

— Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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The Other Side of the Sun is based on the experiences of its director Sabouni, who was imprisoned there, as well as four other former inmates who survived.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Lorea is a troubled writer who looks to a former prison inmate for companionship.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

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