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spud juice

spud juice  n.— «Spud juice was made in a five-gallon bucket with two large cans of tomato juice, four pounds of sugar, one tablespoon of yeast shaken up in a small container of hot water, and roughly three gallons of water.…These...

gassing

gassing  n.— «In fact, they say it’s downright dangerous—with inmates attacking them with homemade spears and blow darts dipped in feces. “They call it gassing.”» —“Chief’s Temper Tantrum Has Chinatown Abuzz” by...

gassing

gassing  n.— «Prison inmates who spit on, or throw urine or feces at police officers and jail staff, could face extra prison time under a bill heard Friday in the House Judiciary Committee. Law enforcement agencies report the...

gassing

gassing  n.— «For what purpose are these prison prophylactics to be used? Inmates often indulge in a practice known as “gassing,” which is the act of using their own bodily fluids as a weapon.» —“The Fourth Annual Nosey...

diesel therapy

diesel therapy  n.— «Rinaldo Reino, a wheelchair-dependent inmate from the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Mo., charged Wednesday that he was threatened with the punishment of a grueling bus trip—what inmates call...

jeffers

jeffers  n.— «Jeffers: An inmate term for snitches or brown-nosers. Jeffing is the verb. The origin of the term is unknown.» —“What the lingo means” by Adam C. Smith, Jo Becker St. Petersburg...