pizza-parlour justice n.— «Two-for-one credit, also known as pizza-parlour justice, should be another target for reform this year. That’s where inmates are credited double-time for pre-trial custody, which makes no sense. Criminals play the system...
snapper n.— «Police said a correctional officer overheard Campbell say to Morrissey, “At least I’m not a snapper like you.” Officials at the prison said that in Vermont prisons “snapper” is a derogatory term for an inmate who has either been...
jump on a case v. phr.— «This kind of convoluted back-and-forth is common in prison; inmates do communicate, even when they are not supposed to. And it’s fairly routine for inmates to turn over—and sometimes even invent—damning material in hopes of...
custody suite n.— «The City of London is looking for a number of Independent Custody Visitors to keep an eye on the conditions at the City’s two “custody suites,” as they are euphemistically known, at the police stations at Bishopsgate and Snow...
suitcasing v.— «Many inmates and visitors perfect the art of “suitcasing”—shoving drugs packed in plastic wrap or condoms up their rectum, or “bodypacking”—swallowing packets of drugs.» —“Prison drug smuggling is tough to prevent” by Rob...
commissary berry n.— «If she were in the prison’s general population, she would surely sprout “commissary berries”—inmates who glom on to anyone with a little cash who could buy them a $1.50 cheeseburger or an 87-cent Milky Way bar. “If she were...
