incarcerator
One who imprisons
An incarcerator is a person or entity that imprisons others.
The term typically refers to those who operate jails and prisons—wardens, corrections officers, or the state itself: Critics argue that the incarcerator benefits financially from high prison populations.
Less commonly, it describes anyone who confines another against their will.
Supervisory custodian of place
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- correctional officerPenitentiary staff supervising inmates
- gaolerPrison guard, British spelling
- turnkeyReady for immediate use
keeper · custodian · prison officer · detention officer · screw · overseer · sentinel · watchman
Basic unit of life
- cageBarred confinement structure
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
- prisonConfinement for offenders
jail · penitentiary · detention · captivity · imprisonment · internment · restraint · shackles
Imposing legal punishment
- convictionFirmly held belief
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
sanction · retribution · deterrence · justice · verdict · probation · parole · rehabilitation
warden
Supervisory custodian of place
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- correctional officerPenitentiary staff supervising inmates
- gaolerPrison guard, British spelling
turnkey · keeper · custodian · prison officer · detention officer · screw · overseer · sentinel · watchman · captor
cell
Basic unit of life
- cageBarred confinement structure
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
prison · jail · penitentiary · detention · captivity · imprisonment · internment · restraint · shackles · bonds
sentencing
Imposing legal punishment
- convictionFirmly held belief
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- correctionFixing of mistakes
discipline · sanction · retribution · deterrence · justice · verdict · probation · parole · rehabilitation · accountability
incarceratorliberator
One who frees others
emancipator · freer · releaser · deliverer · pardoner
incarceratorrescuer
One who saves others
savior · deliverer · freedom fighter · emancipator · redeemer
incarceratorliberator
One who frees others
emancipator · prison reformer · defense attorney · parole officer · bail bondsman
- mass incarcerationExcessive imprisonment at scale
- incarceration ratesMeasure of imprisoned population
- formerly incarceratedHaving served time previously
incarcerate, incarceration, incarcerated, incarcerating, incarcerates, incarcerations, unincarcerated