prisoner
person who is deprived of liberty against their will
Russian prisoners in the invasion of Ukraine
prisoners in the Russian military
ghost detainee
person held in detention whose identity has been hidden
hostage
person/entity held by a belligerent party to another or seized for carrying out agreement
inmate
person who is housed in a detention center
convict
one who has been found guilty of a crime by a court of law
Palestinian prisoners in Israel
imprisonment or detention of Palestinians in Israel over politics
civilian internee
a detained civilian
Canadian detainees at Guantanamo Bay
subclass of detainees with Canadian citizenship
prisoner of war
person who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict
galley slave
person enslaved or sentenced to row in a galley
political prisoner
someone imprisoned because they have opposed or criticized the government responsible for their imprisonment
slave
person in a state of slavery
volunteer
prisoner asking for death as a punishment