Actually, the inmate has not told me why he is incarcerated. I took it upon myself to find out what his record looked like. It was quite easy to find, and lengthy, to be honest. Anyhow, ONE of the earlier charges he faces on his record was false imprisonment. However, that is not the crime he is currently doing time for. So I was a little confused as to what a "false imprisonment" charge is. Does that explain it better? I have read other articles where someone is charged with that same crime, but I can't get a good explanation of what it means exactly.