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Seclusion for the inmates is the chief service of chamber doors, and they should be placed and hung so as not to give a direct glimpse across the bed or into the room the moment they are set even slightly ajar.

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  1. noun A resident of a dwelling that houses a number of occupants, especially a person confined to an institution, such as a prison or hospital.

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  • In the evening, when the inmates were at home, they were treated with a strong solution of cyanide of potassium to destroy the winged insects; and the next day the nests were dug out and the grubs destroyed, which otherwise would become perfect wasps. —  Grain and Chaff from an English Manor
  • The other inmates were all studying very important things in the opposite direction from Boggs. —  Hard News
  • Three murders made him a very bad guy that the other inmates were a whole lot less likely to mess with But he still uses the Indian thing," Deborah said And by now they probably all believe it," Cannistre said Confession or not, our walls showed there was more evidence to suggest that Darren killed the first two but somebody else killed the other two. —  EQMM, Sep - Oct 2006
  • Prison officials said that some of the inmates are allowed musical instruments and even perform together in groups, but —  NME.COM - News
  • According to the unidentified spouse, the inmates were angry over a number of issues including being temporarily moved to allow room for Idaho inmates being transported from Texas. —  KTVB.com Local News
 

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