The prisoners were held within the 5-7 story towers, each having a room around 4.6 m (15 ft) across and containing various articles of furniture.

Up to 400 prisoners took over three wings of the prison, and held control of them for two days.

The prisoners took the children in their arms, two sleeping children, and held them above their heads.

In 1984 several prisoners short-circuited the locks on their cells and held a guard hostage.

John could feel the prisoners hold their collective breath.

In August 2003, he and seven other prisoners held a hunger strike to protest prison conditions.

A prisoner held fast by the manacle bonds of Lewis's thoughts.

However, despite this, the prisoners do hold a great deal of fondness for Barrowclough.

He was standing right up against the railings, clasping them like a prisoner might hold the bars of his cell.

They forced the prisoners held there to march towards west.