ex-convict
Americannoun
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ex-convicts
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The book’s focus is Ms. Stevens’s defense of Amos Lane, an ex-convict suspected of killing the sisters Bernice and Wanda Ipalook in August 1993.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Here, his mournful ex-convict is finally tasting freedom in a country that wants to keep him metaphorically shackled.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Ms. Pinto’s proposed legislation also seeks to give D.C. police the option to search gun offenders on parole at any time if the ex-convict is in public.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
The Review-Journal identified Nixon as a disabled Vietnam War veteran and ex-convict who served prison time for tax fraud and is now 75.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
The last time I saw Uncle Max was when he had shaved all his hair off and looked like an ex-convict.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Troops sent on infiltration missions are often ex-convicts given only days of training, since walking to an assigned location and awaiting further orders requires minimal proficiency, Kofman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
He says he spoke to several of the men, all ex-convicts, before witnessing them being taken away the following morning.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
The law, which took effect in 2018, was designed to reduce the chance of ex-convicts reoffending by giving them opportunities to earn a living.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
Jessi Fernandez, a onetime gang member from Los Angeles, is part of a swelling pipeline of ex-convicts who make it to a UC or Cal State and find an unexpected path forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
They really believed I thought ex-convicts weren’t supposed to register.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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