![]() They usually wear different uniforms.īUG: A prison staff member who can’t be trusted.īUNDLE: A small package containing tobacco or drugs.īUNKIE: Roommate. Usually an 8 X 10 cell, occupied by two people on 23.5 hour/day lockdown, broken only by three showers and one change of clothes per week.īRAKE FLUID: Psychiatric meds such as liquid Thorazine.īROGANS: The state-issued work boots that inmates wear.īROWNIES: People who work in the kitchen. Inmate bosses are simply more experienced, wiser inmates who advise others.īOX, THE. Began in the early years of penitentiaries as “Sorry son of a bitch,” spelled backwards. “She’s got money on the books.”īOSS – A term used by inmates to refer to officers working as guards. An inmate’s trust account, money held by the state for their purchases at commissary. In certain facilities, books of stamps are used as currency. See also Kung-Fu Joes, Skippies.īONE YARD: Trailers used for conjugal visits. Usually just one guy in a tiny office.īO-BOS: Prison-issued tennis shoes. ![]() For women whose uniforms are a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, it’s changed to “ and blues.”īOARD: The entity that adjudicates prison disciplinary reports. Getting a real syringe behind bars is understandably difficult, so prisoners make due with the resources they have.īLUES: Prison clothes. B.īB FILLER: Body Bag Filler usually a very ill prisoner.īEAN SLOT: The opening in the cell door where food is delivered, usually in doors in restricted housing unit.īINKY: A binky is a homemade syringe that consists of an eyedropper, a pen shaft, and a guitar string. Prisoners can’t just join them they have to be invited to become a member of the gang.ĪGGRAVATED – Inmates often use the word aggravated to mean mad possibly give the impression that they are educated.ĪGITATOR – An inmate who manipulates other inmates into fights normally for the pure enjoyment of watching the other inmates fight.ĪLL DAY AND A NIGHT: Life without parole.ĪSSOCIATE: Another inmate who’s not a friend but with whom you’re breaking the rules. They are a white supremacist prison gang with a fierce reputation. A.ĪB: The AB, or Aryan Brotherhood, is also known as the Brand. Usually the section of the state’s general statutes concerning competence to stand trial. GLOSSARY:ġ3 1/2: 12 jurors, 1 judge, and 1/2 a chance seen in prison tattoos.ĥ150: Crazy. ![]() ![]() I tried to cull out racially and sexually offensive slang, except for a few words that will show what it’s like to work and live in a prison. It’s just a short list of words and phrases used inside prisons that, I think, give a better feel for a correctional atmosphere. This is hardly an exhaustive list of prison slang. ![]()
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