Unconverted long-term prisoners

North Korean name
Hangul
비전향 장기수
Hanja
非轉向長期囚
Lit.not-yet-converted long-term prisoners
RRbijeonhyang janggisu
MRpijŏnhyang changgisu
South Korean name
Hangul
미전향 장기수
Hanja
未轉向長期囚
RRmijeonhyang janggisu
MRmijŏnhyang changgisu

"Unconverted long-term prisoners" is the North Korean term for northern loyalists imprisoned in South Korea who never renounced Juche. The North Korean government considers them to be "pro-reunification patriotic fighters", while South Korean scholars have described them as "pro-communist spies".