![]() ![]() 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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