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Prisoner may refer to one of the following:

  • A person incarcerated in a prison or jail or similar facility
  • Prisoner of war, a soldier in wartime, held as by an enemy
  • Political prisoner, someone held in prison for their ideology
  • A person forcibly detained against his will, such as a victim of kidnapping; such prisoners may be held Hostage, or held to ransom, but not necessarily in a prison or similar facility

In television:

  • The Prisoner, a 1967 British fantasy-drama television series
  • Prisoner, an Australian soap opera (known as Prisoner Cell Block H in the UK and US)
  • The Prisoner (computer game), a 1980 adventure game for the Apple II personal computer
  • "Prisoners" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1

In music:

  • Prisoner, a 1997 song by 311 off their album Transistor

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