prison diary
Captive's written account
A prison diary is a journal or memoir written by someone during or about their incarceration.
The genre ranges from political prisoners documenting injustice to criminals reflecting on their crimes.
Famous examples include writings from concentration camps and political detention: Her prison diary became a key document of the resistance movement.
- journalRecord of daily events
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- first personGrammatical self-reference perspective
- cellBasic unit of life
- inmateConfined facility resident
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