Prisonary 

A variation on the game Pictionary, however, concerned fully with the theme of Prison. Thus, Prisonary.

Tim: A man is bent over bleeding
Eric: Ya.
Tim: And you drew a screw plus a piece of cloth
Eric: Ya.
Tim: Is it a shiv?
ERIC: PRISONARY!

Prisonary by Zoroasteros December 3, 2010

Social Prisoner 

A sincere, friendly prisoner who utilizes the time while incarcerated to develop and maintain positive and meaningful friendships.

A social prisoner establishes and maintains healthy friendships inside prison as well as outside. Often, social prisoners also make use of the time to learn skills and seek an education.

Social Prisoner by Lexicon reader November 4, 2011

prisoner of the moment

1) Someone who thinks recent results will lead to the same results in the long term.
2) Someone who is focusing on something that just happened rather than the big picture.

3) Someone who's focus is narrow, focusing on the short term rather than the long term.
4) Often used as another term for "Recency bias".

Billy complained that his favorite sports team's season was over after they lost a game several weeks ago, but he was just a prisoner of the moment because they actually ended up winning the Championship.

prisoner of the moment by Revel8 October 8, 2018

prisontard 

One of those sad-sacks who just can’t stay out of the slammer, the multiple repeat offender who finds solace inside.

The prisontard needs the ultra-structured world of prison to be OK since the chaos of the outer world is too much for him to withstand or comprehend.

prisontard by Dr Bunnygirl February 25, 2019

the prisoner’s dilemma 

When a person has been arrested and during their interrogation is wondering what to say based on their awareness of what the other witnesses may be saying.

So as Ambassador Gordon Sondland got some distance from his statements made weeks ago under oath, he began to experience the true depth and extent of the prisoner’s dilemma which of course led him to finally correct his testimony.

the prisoner’s dilemma by Dr Bunnygirl November 5, 2019

prisoner of fun 

That wild and crazy person who is trapped in an inescapable cycle of compulsive hilarity.

Gary had coined the phrase and would always be the progenitor of the prisoner of fun lifestyle.

prisoner of fun by Dr Bunnygirl March 13, 2019

Prisoner of the Present

1. A person whose entire worldview is shaped by current events, stumbling along from one crisis to another.
2. Someone without a historical perspective or hope for the future.
3. The mindset that causes "knee-jerk" reactions to almost any kind of social or economic change.
4. A state of perpetual panic about "the world today."

Larry says the U.S. economy will never recover no matter what happens in Washington -- he's a typical Prisoner of the Present.

Prisoner of the Present by Peter Kobs June 4, 2009