noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
during imprisonment; while in jail; in prison
Refers to the period or state of being in prison. Often used in news or formal contexts to describe events or conditions inside prison.
彼は獄中で手記を書いた。
He wrote a memoir while in prison.
獄中の生活は想像以上に厳しい。
Life in prison is harsher than one might imagine.
He wrote his memoirs while in prison.
She spent ten years living in prison.
The activist died in prison.