escaped prisoners
Fled their cells
Escaped prisoners are people who have broken out of custody—whether from a prison, jail, or during transport.
The phrase treats escape as a defining characteristic: Police are searching for two escaped prisoners.
Unlike "former prisoners," escaped prisoners remain legally confined; their freedom is unauthorized.
The term appears frequently in news reports and manhunt announcements.
- fugitivesThose fleeing from law
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
- armed and dangerousPossessing weapons, prone to violence
- convictsImprisoned felons
- chain gangShackled convict work crew
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- Civil War PrisonsAndersonville, POW camps, stockades
escaped prisonersprison guards
Penitentiary security personnel
wardens · captors · jailers · corrections officers · law enforcement
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