ex-convict
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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
The HBO adaptation of Walter Mosley’s novel “Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned” starred Fishburne as Socrates Fortlow, an angry ex-convict trying to deal with life outside prison.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025
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
According to prosecutors, Amin offered in those chats to put Lindh in touch with Ahmad Musa Jibril, an Arab American Islamic preacher and ex-convict whom the FBI considers an extremist.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 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
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