Prisoner
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A prisoner, also known as an inmate or detainee, is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement or captivity in a prison or physical restraint. The term usually
Gustave Doré's image of the exercise yard at Newgate Prison (1872)
Finnish serial killer Johan Adamsson, also known as "Kerpeikkari", in the 1849 lithography by Johan Knutson while he was imprisoned
To Visit the Imprisoned by Flemish artist Cornelis de Wael c. 1640
A scene in Newgate Prison, London
Imprisonment
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Imprisonment or incarceration is the restraint of a person's liberty for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority. In the latter case
Prisoner
…captivity in a prison or physical restraint. The term usually applies to one serving a sentence in prison. "Prisoner" is a legal term for a person who is imprisoned. In section 1 of the Prison Security Act 1992, the word "prisoner" means any person for the time being in a prison as a result of any requirement imposed…
Antti Rannanjärvi and Antti Isotalo, the infamous Finnish "puukkojunkkaris", imprisoned in 1869