recluse n.
(US prison) someone who has been inside a prison for five years or more without hearing from anyone in the free world.
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | Jailhouse Jargon and Street Sl. [unpub. ms.]. |
In derivatives
(N.Z. prison) one who never leaves their cell.
![[NZ]](/static/img/flags/nz.png "New Zealand") | Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 151/2: recluser n. an antisocial inmate who remains constantly in his cell. |