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...
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...
diesel therapy n.— «Hubbell plans to broaden his criticism and touch on his theory of “diesel therapy.” St. Pierre says Hubbell believes prosecutors pressure convicts to testify against bigger targets by keeping them from...
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...