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Avatar InmateAID Aid · September 06, 2012

How Prisons Work - A Detailed Account

by Ed Grabianowski Prisons are most commonly used to jail criminals, but they have also been used to lock away political dissidents, the mentally ill, prisoners of war and even people who couldn't...
Avatar InmateAID Aid · September 06, 2012

Prison Slang 101: Common Words & Meanings - Yahoo

Jennifer Waite, Yahoo! Contributor  March 12, 2009 If you've ever sat through an episode of Dateline where suspects are being interrogated, you have undoubtedly noticed some who are obviously not...
Avatar InmateAID Aid · September 06, 2012

The Cons Guide to Prison Slang

Banged up - locked in a cell. Baron - prisoner who controls illicit articles through bullying and other exploitative practices of the prisoners. Beef - Criminal charges, i.e. "I...
Avatar InmateAID Aid · September 06, 2012

A Glossary of Prison Slang - MotherJones.com

-By Jen Quraishi  -  July/August 2008 Issue SOME PRISON SLANG: bo-bos: prison-issued tennis shoes bone yard: trailers used for conjugal visits brake fluid: psychiatric meds such as liquid Thorazine...

A Glossary of Prison Terms and Slang
InmateAID Aid · September 06, 2012

Gun/Drug Crime Lands First-timer a 162 Year Sentence
InmateAID Aid · September 06, 2012

Prison time: How long is long enough? - Cal Berkeley
InmateAID Aid · September 06, 2012

Reducing Unjust Cocaine Sentences - NY Times
InmateAID Aid · September 06, 2012

The Catchall Fraud Law that Catches too Much - Fortune
InmateAID Aid · September 06, 2012

Medical probation bill would release some inmates early
InmateAID Aid · September 06, 2012
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