bird bath n.— «Other prisoners have to stand in the toilet stalls and take what is called a prison “bird-bath,” using a cup or an empty bottle to pour water over their heads from several small sinks that line the wall of the...
shit-up n.— «Then again, officers working with prisoners who are carrying out a dirty protest (it’s known as a “s***-up” in prison parlance) do get an extra tenner a day for putting up with it.» —“Porridge leaves a bad...
hot bed v. phr.— «While prisoners are out, their cells will be given to other inmates in what is called “hot bedding.” That will allow prison bosses to increase the total number of inmates in the country’s two open prisons...
work one’s ticket v. phr.— «Very few people I knew wanted to be in prison. Many wanted to change, but often it was easier just to try and “work your ticket” to get parole.» —“Inside tracks” by Erwin...
spud juice n. an alcoholic drink secretively made in prison from fermented potatoes, other vegetables, or fruit. Editorial Note: A similar prison-made beverage is pruno. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
spud juice n.— «All 31,000 inmates locked up in Michigan’s 32 prisons seek an outlet of some kind. For some, the outlet is drugs smuggled from the outside or alcohol—”spud juice”—ingeniously distilled from vegetable peelings...