diesel therapy n.— «Jimmy Magner, a former federal prisoner and founder of the newsletter PWA-RAG (Prisoners with AIDS-Rights Action Group), endured years of diesel therapy, the practice of moving prisoner organizers from one to prison...
diesel therapy n.— «Sileven said “diesel therapy” is used to punish certain prisoners by continously driving them around the country.» —“Sileven Says He Fears for Safety If Hansen Is Returned to Prison” by...
IRFing n.— «The worst punishment for prisoners was a “forced cell extraction” by a group of six to eight guards called the Initial Response Force. The troopers called it IRFing. I witnessed my first IRFing after a military policeman had...
on strip adj.— «On strip: This describes a prisoner who is ordered to serve time wearing only boxer shorts because he has done something wrong. As in, “They kept me on strip for five days.”» —“What the lingo...
wila n. a surreptitious note (sent by or between prisoners); a kite. Editorial Note: Pronounced “WHEE-lah.” Etymological Note: This is an Anglicized or Spanglish spelling of the Mexican Spanish güila or huila, that, according to...
squadrol n.— «As the squadrol was coming to take the prisoners downtown…Sgt. Williams abruptly called for quiet.…The squadrol arrived with its crew of two mildly curioous uniformed policemen.» —“Vice in...