I'm writing a story and I need to verify whether a certain

Firstly, political prisoners under the age of 18 are rare. I can't realistically see a 15 year old being a political opponent of the government.

Also, growth is possible if the character got out at 15, but I doubt they would reach the same height as someone who was properly fed for their entire childhood.

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>>170737
>is it realistic for this character to grow in height after leaving prison and eating well?

No, absolutely not. See, for example, pre/post-WWII average heights, which were greatly affected by rationing during childhood.

>>170740
The US held a number of prisoners at Guantanamo who were s young as 13

>>170786
Not political prisoners though.

>>170789
matter of opinion

>>170792
>someone who is put in prison for expressing disapproval of their own government, or for belonging to an organization, race, or social group not approved of by that government

I still find it hard to believe many 15 year olds are political opponents of the government.

sure it's possible. it's highly unlikely they'd go from 5 feet tall to 6'6" by the time they're 18 though.