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A person held in custody, deprived of freedom of movement, often awaiting judgment or punishment.
means A person held in custody or confinement, typically by legal authority, and deprived of freedom of movement.
from From Old French 'prisonier,' built on 'prison' (confinement, a place of captivity), which traces back to Latin 'prensio/prehensio' — a seizing or grasping, from 'prehendere,' to grasp or catch hold of. So the word's oldest bones are about being physically seized: a prisoner is, at root, simply 'the one who was caught.'
- global count
- over 11 million held worldwide right now
- US stat
- one in five prisoners on Earth is American
- etymology
- from Latin prensio, meaning a seizing
- recidivism
- most released prisoners are rearrested within three years