獄ごく死し

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

death in prison; death in jail

Refers to dying while incarcerated. Often used in news reports or legal contexts.

• その囚しゅう人じんは獄ごく死しした。

  The prisoner died in prison.

• 獄ごく死しした受じゅ刑けい者しゃの数かずが増ふえている。

  The number of inmates who have died in prison is increasing.