The Prisoners (TV Series)

"Holy Shit!"

- Axel as the prisoners witness Rick chopping off Hershel's leg after being bitten.

Pre-Apocalypse
Nothing is known about the Prisoners before the outbreak, other than Oscar was arrested for breaking and entering and Axel was arrested for armed robbery. Though he reveals that he had a water pistol and had no intentions of hurting anyone. He was also staying with his brother before being arrested. Tomas, Andrew, and Big Tiny were also arrested, but it is unknown for what.

Post-Apocalypse
After Hershel's leg was amputated, Rick and Daryl discover the prisoners hiding out in the broom closet of the cafeteria, noticeably uneducated about the apocalypse. They mention that they had been locked in the broom closet when 'riots' broke out. Rick and the group initially leave the prisoners be, taking Hershel back to Cell Block C. The leader of the prisoners, Tomas, arrives and begins demanding that the prisoners be let back into Cell Block C due to them residing there before the apocalypse. Axel begins to propose a compromise of moving into a different cell block. Rick and Tomas eventually make a deal: In exchange for half of the prisoners' food supplies, they'll help clear out a different Cell Block. Initially they work together, but Tomas brutally kills Big Tiny after he was bitten. Tomas is later killed by Rick after the former tried to kill him twice. Andrew tried to kill Rick too, but had no chance and was forced to flee. The remaining two Prisoners are allowed to stay, but are not allowed to interact with the other survivors. After they asked to join Ricks group, which was denied, they should leave the prison, but Andrew lured a swarm of walkers into the Prison and caused the attack as his revenge, resulting in the deaths of Lori and T-Dog. Andrew urges Oscar to shoot Rick and to take back the Prison, but Oscar shoots Andrew in the head instead. After that Oscar and Axel became part of Ricks group. When Rick decides to travel to Woodbury to rescue Glenn and Maggie, Oscar volunteers to go with them but is killed while fleeing back to the Prison after the successful rescue attempt. Axel was left as the sole surviving prisoner and helps build some of the barriers and defenses around the Prison. He is eventually killed by The Governor during the first assault on the Prison from the Woodbury Army.

Members

 * Tomas (Leader)
 * Andrew
 * Big Tiny
 * Oscar
 * Axel

Crimes

 * Tomas - Unknown
 * Andrew - Unknown
 * Big Tiny - Unknown
 * Oscar - Breaking and Entering
 * Axel - Armed Robbery

Killed Victims
This list shows the victims the Prisoners have killed:
 * Big Tiny
 * T-Dog (Caused)
 * Lori Grimes (Caused)
 * Andrew
 * Eisenberg (Possibly)
 * Bob Adams (Possibly)
 * Multiple Woodbury Soldiers
 * Numerous counts of zombies

Deaths

 * Big Tiny
 * Tomas
 * Andrew
 * Oscar
 * Axel

Trivia

 * In Telltale Games' The Walking Dead, Lee Everett was being transferred to the same prison as the prisoners when the outbreak began.
 * In the Comic series, there are 4 prisoners: Dexter, Andrew, Axel, and Thomas Richards, whereas in the TV series, there are 5 prisoners: Tomas, Andrew, Axel, Oscar, and Big Tiny.
 * In both the Comic and TV series, the leaders of the prisoners (Dexter and Tomas) are the second members to die (after Thomas for Dexter, and after Big Tiny for Tomas). Also, both leaders were killed by Rick.
 * In the TV Series, Axel tells Rick that he was arrested for selling pharmaceuticals. This is later revealed to be false and that he had actually robbed a gas station with a water pistol.
 * In both the Comic and TV series, Axel is the last prisoner to die. Also, both were killed similarly (Axel from the Comics was shot in the head by one of The Governor's soldiers from outside the Prison fences during the second assault on the Prison from the Woodbury Army, but Axel from the TV show was shot in the head by The Governor himself from outside the Prison fences during the first assault on the Prison from the Woodbury Army.
 * Despite the different looks of the two characters, Tomas is confirmed to be the television counterpart of Thomas Richards. However, Tomas does share several similarities with Dexter, the leader of the prisoners in the Comics.
 * In the Comic Series, the prisoners' jumpsuits are orange, whereas in the TV Series, they are dark blue.
 * In both Comic and TV series, all of the prisoners were killed.
 * This is the first group in both the Comic and TV series to be completely wiped out.