What's the correct term for someone who is in prison?

What’s the correct term for someone who is in prison? Prisoner, convict, inmate, or jailbird?

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Answer #1

It depends.

A Prisoner is one who is deemed confinement in a controlled environment.

A Convict is basically someone convicted of a crime.

An Inmate is the term used describing a person who is on the inside, for exp:

“Two Inmates went to the weight room and pumped some Iron.”

And Jailbird, is someone who tries to, or successes in an escape.

Answer #2

If you are speaking of someone who is in jail, you would just say he or she is incarcerated.

Answer #3

what do you mean correct term? inmate, incarcerated, there is a few.

Answer #4

I suppose the PC answer would be: Involuntary Vacation.

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