Zek

"Zek" is a Russian slang word for "prisoner" or "inmate". In an alternate where the Soviet Union won the Cold War, the word "zek" became popular across the globe.

Generally, a country's zeks were political enemies of the state. Most countries used zeks as slave labor. While being a zek was not necessarily a death sentence in every country, those zeks who served their prison sentences and were returned to society were outcasts.