prisoners

NOUN

person jailed for crime; person kept against his or her will

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captive convict detainee hostage

STRONG

con culprit internee jailbird lag lifer loser tough yardbird

WEAK

chain gang member

Example Sentences

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prisoners

She has proposed fighting crime by expelling undocumented people, setting up courts with anonymous judges and making prisoners work for their food.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Burnham announced last week that he was pausing the scheme, which would have seen about 700 prisoners freed in the first phase in September, following a backlash from survivors and victims.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The plan was that from 2 September, prisoners would be released at this earlier point - starting with those serving up to 19 months.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Andy Burnham has announced he is pausing a scheme which would have seen thousands of prisoners in England and Wales eligible to be released early.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The other guards and even some of the prisoners laughed.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom