prisoner
a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
a person or thing that is deprived of liberty or kept in restraint.
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I realize in the public’s mind … the reaction might be why would you give a vaccination to a prisoner when people outside need them….
U.S. Marshals Service’s lax covid-19 oversight of some inmates reflects a larger problem | Joe Davidson | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostShe was part of the expert team that presented covid-19 vaccine policy recommendations to the Israeli government, and the group was among those petitioning for prisoners to be vaccinated.
“Everyone is impressed by Israeli vaccination, but I don’t think we’re a success story” | Lindsay Muscato | January 22, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe American Correctional Association recommends each prisoner have 25 square feet of “unencumbered” area to themselves—in most cases, not enough to keep a safe social distance.
On surviving—and leaving—prison during a pandemic | Sarah Scoles | January 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThough Weber has largely focused her legislative efforts on education and criminal justice reform, she has targeted a specific issue related to voting rights – and that’s expanding voting rights for the incarcerated and former prisoners.
Sacramento Report: New Report Shows More of the Same Disparate Police Outcomes | Sara Libby | January 8, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThey raised a total of $32,000 over about three years — a remarkable feat considering prisoners in California earn a base wage of 8 cents an hour for many of their daily jobs, such as mopping the floors.
A high school student needed help with tuition, so an unlikely group stepped up: Prison inmates | Kellie B. Gormly | January 1, 2021 | Washington Post
And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner! | Olivia Nuzzi | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTClickbait title notwithstanding, Bend Over and Take It Like a prisoner!
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner! | Olivia Nuzzi | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, legal issues are only one of the things standing between an ex-prisoner and a job.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTI was put in a solitary confinement completely cut off from the outside world without even enjoying basic prisoner rights.
A Daughter’s Plea: Free My Father from Prison in Iran | Mitra Pourshajari, Movements.Org, Advancing Human Rights | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne prisoner, who was left naked and shackled to a cold floor, died of suspected hypothermia.
They also seized the lake gunboats, took an entire Spanish garrison prisoner, and captured a large quantity of stores.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanDuring his mild régime the insurrection increased rapidly, and in one encounter he himself was very near falling a prisoner.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanA white woman, Mrs. Henry Jacobi, who had been taken prisoner early in the month, crossed the plain holding a white flag.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe manner of his prisoner, sufficiently mollified the officer; and he made a sign to his attendants to withdraw.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterDon Diego beckoned two guards, who immediately drew near their prisoner.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter
British Dictionary definitions for prisoner
/ (ˈprɪzənə) /
a person deprived of liberty and kept in prison or some other form of custody as a punishment for a crime, while awaiting trial, or for some other reason
a person confined by any of various restraints: we are all prisoners of time
take no prisoners informal to be uncompromising and resolute in one's actions
take someone prisoner to capture and hold someone as a prisoner, esp as a prisoner of war
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