prisoner

Example Sentences

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Often, they cling to hope that the men are prisoners of war, captured and held in Russia somewhere but not on any official lists.

From BBC

Other prisoners ate every drop of the meager portions we were given and hustled and traded whatever they could for more; I did not finish mine.

From Literature

What happens to a generation surveilled more closely than even prisoners ever were?

From The Wall Street Journal

Hundreds of prisoners are expected to be released early under proposals to ease overcrowding in Scotland's jails.

From BBC

Scottish Prison Service policy says inmates are assessed on an individual basis, with rules based on whether they could pose a risk to female prisoners.

From BBC