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 bathroom.» —“They Don’t...
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 taste” by Teddy Jamieson in...
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 from the current 400 to...
be sweet chair n.— «Jail and prison employees call it… the “we care chair,” and the “be sweet chair.”…They are referring not to the electric chair, but to a restraining device that has led to many serious abuses, including torture and death. Belts...
we care chair n.— «Jail and prison employees call it… the “we care chair,” and the “be sweet chair.”…They are referring not to the electric chair, but to a restraining device that has led to many serious abuses, including torture and death. Belts...
gassing n.— «What Trono and others dread most are “gassings,” when prisoners hurl cups filled with feces and urine or even infected blood at the faces of guards.…Trono has been gassed six times, but never hit in the face.» —“Guards on Death Row...
