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Prisoner facts for kids

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A prisoner is a person who is arrested, made to stay in a prison. People who are suspected of a crime, for example a murder, may be arrested and held in jail so they won't escape before their trial. After conviction a prisoner may be punished, for example by being a prisoner for a long time.

A prisoner of war is a person who was captured by the enemy in a war.

Images for kids

  • Newgate-prison-exercise-yard

    Gustave Doré's image of the exercise yard at Newgate Prison (1872)

  • Cornelis De Wael - To Visit the Imprisoned - Google Art Project

    To Visit the Imprisoned by Flemish artist Cornelis de Wael c. 1640

  • The Bashful Model

    A scene in Newgate Prison, London

  • Inmates Orleans Parish Prison

    Inmates in a prison yard

  • Conair-Marshal

    US Marshals and prisoners on board a Con Air flight

  • Mumbai Police Bus

    A police bus used by the Maharashtra Police in Mumbai, India.

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