One who is confined in a prison.
An individual involuntarily confined in a penal institution, including persons: (1) sentenced under a criminal or civil statue; (2) detained pending arraignment, trial, or sentencing; and (3) detained in other facilities (e.g., for drug detoxification or treatment of alcoholism) under statutes or commitment procedures providing such alternatives to criminal prosecution or incarceration in a penal institution [45 CFR 46.303(c)].
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
a person incarcerated in a prison or similar facility, typically for violating laws
An individual involuntarily confined or detained in a penal institution. This includes persons sentenced to such an institution under a criminal or civil statute, individuals detained in other facilities by virtue of statutes or commitment procedures that provide alternatives to criminal prosecution or incarceration in a penal institution, and individuals detained pending arraignment, trial, or sentencing.
Any individual involuntarily confined or detained in a penal entity. The term is intended to encompass individuals sentenced to such an entity under a criminal or civil statute, individuals detained in other facilities by virtue of statutes or commitment procedures which provide alternatives to criminal prosecution or incarceration in a penal entity, and individuals detained pending arraignment, trial, or sentencing.