inmate
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ˈɪnˌmeɪt
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a person who is in jail for doing a crime
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Fifth inmate dies in stabbing at Fulton County Jail
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A fifth [.fow1-1]inmate[.fow1-1] is dead at the Fulton County Jail after a stabbing.
Natalie Ammons of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office told the Associated Press/GPB News in an email that the [.fow1-3]investigation[.fow1-3] into the [.fow1-2]stabbing[.fow1-2] at the main jail was “active.” Two other inmates were also injured in the [.fow1-2]stabbing[.fow1-2] [.fow1-4]incident[.fow1-4].
Last Thursday’s death is the fifth to happen at the jail in just over a month.
The U.S. Department of Justice opened an [.fow1-3]investigation[.fow1-3] into jail conditions after the death of Lashawn Thompson last year. He was found covered in bedbugs in his [.fow1-5]cell[.fow1-5].
According to AP, Samuel Lawrence, 34, died on Saturday, August 25th, at Grady Memorial Hospital after he was found not moving in his [.fow1-5]cell[.fow1-5] at the jail.
The other three people who died in July include 66-year-old Alexander Hawkins, 34-year-old Christopher Smith, and 40-year-old Montay Stinson.
inmate
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ˈɪnˌmeɪt
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a person who is in jail for doing a crime
stab
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ˈstæb
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to attack someone with a pointed weapon like a knife
Stabbing is the attack where someone stabs another person.
investigate
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ɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt
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to look for the facts about something, especially a crime, such as who did it, where it happened, and why
An investigation is the process of investigating.
incident
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ˈɪnsədənt
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an unexpected and usually not good event that happens
cell
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ˈsɛl
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the actual small room where inmates live and are locked inside while in jail
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