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in prison vs in the prison

Both 'in prison' and 'in the prison' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'In prison' is used to refer to someone being incarcerated, while 'in the prison' is used to refer to a specific prison location.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 949 views

in prison

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone is incarcerated or serving a sentence in a prison.

Examples:

He spent five years in prison for his crime.
She visited her brother in prison every month.
The prisoner will be released from prison next year.
Living conditions in prison can be harsh.
The inmate escaped from prison last night.

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Thought she was in prison somewhere.
Miss Winston could spend her life in prison.
Others spent 13 days in prison before being released without charge.
He was our cook in prison.
People do funny things in prison.
Those mean different things in prison.
Atf already questioned him in prison.
For Mercer disobeying my request in prison.
Murdered in prison, Father said.
A journal our father kept in prison.
Turns out Wolf had a breakdoWn in prison.
Fresh fruit in prison is usually chicken.
Fresh fruit in prison is usually chicken.
While you were in prison, things changed.
And sentenced to life in prison or rather a mental institution.
That's like keeping somebody in prison.
This is no better than being back in prison.
The judge promised me he'd die in prison.
You have to be careful in prison.
Whereas me they could lock in prison for the rest of my life.

Alternatives:

behind bars
incarcerated
serving time
doing time
locked up

in the prison

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to a specific prison location or facility.

Examples:

The new security measures were implemented in the prison.
Visitors are not allowed to bring certain items into the prison.
He works as a guard in the prison.
The prison is located in a remote area.
The conditions in the prison are improving.

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I roll, they find my brother in the prison.
And musical guests in the prison, like Johnny Cash.
Those records are locked up in the prison.
After serving two years in confinement, there was an unexplained explosion in the prison.
My cousin Louis worked with you in the prison sign shop.
I'm sure Rebekah will be very comfortable in the prison created by Klaus.
I worked in the prison he broke out of.
You're responsible for order in the prison.
I ask for a pardon for my subordinates in the prison.
Deitz was planted in the prison by Alastor.
She has no contact in the prison with other inmates.
I work in the prison farm, slaughterhouse.
That's the lowest level of supervision in the prison.
The Russians probably paid somebody off in the prison.
I been working as an orderly in the prison hospital, so...
Now, we can all live in the prison or none of us can.
The sicarios weren't the only guys in the prison who worked for Escobar.
All of a sudden, the guys in the prison - they started to show me a little respect.
It was also controlled by the leader in the prison
I can't write to you, they open letters in the prison.

Alternatives:

inside the prison
within the prison walls
at the prison
within the correctional facility
inside the jail

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