A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison", sometimes referred to in slang as simply a "con". After a conviction, convicts often become prisoners. Persons convicted and sentenced to non-custodial sentences often are not termed "convicts". An ex-convict (or short: ex-con) is a person who has been released from prison. Historical usage A particular use of the term in the English-speaking world is to refer to the huge numbers… (More on Convict)