1.   A few German prisoners began to beg.

2.   A while ago prisoners began wearing jewelry with gang colors, an invitation for fights.

3.   But as the days grew longer, he said, more and more prisoners were beginning to realize that they may be in for tougher times yet.

4.   From surrounding tents, prisoners began shouting obscenities at the guards.

5.   In the notorious Maze prison near Belfast, prisoners began on Thursday to fill out the preliminary application forms that could lead to their release.

6.   Officials at the camp told reporters that the prisoners were already beginning to organize themselves, with some of them emerging as leaders.

7.   On Sunday, the prisoners began a violent uprising, overpowering their guards from the Northern Alliance.

8.   Other prisoners began taking sides, however, and the disagreement spilled over into the work area where the fight began.

9.   Prisoners begin totally incarcerated day and night, and progress to where they are allowed to work.

10.   Political prisoners began fasting last autumn to protest their transfer from large, dormitory-style prison wards.