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| A warning that a guard is approaching |
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| A prisoner who is murdered while incarcerated |
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| An officer is approaching |
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| Administrative Max Florence, located in Colorado, the highest-security federal prison in the country. ADX convicts are confined to control units, and there's no general population or controlled movement. The prisoners live and eat in their cells. |
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| Fedearl Bureau of Prisons term for transporting prisoners using large commercial-type aircraft, including jets confiscated from major airlines. The prisoners refer to this as "con air." |
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| a convict's perspective that prisoners are incarcerated in the American prison system for social, economic and political reasons |
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| a drug craving; or a physical assault by an officer |
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| knife, usually homemade. Also called: shank, burner, ox, steel |
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| food slot in a prison cell door. |
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| death by lethal injection |
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| an attacker sneaks up and throws a blanket over the victim's head so that the attacker won't be identified. |
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| area where a prisoner can't be seen by a guard |
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| to be transferred out of prison or to another prison |
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| very large shank or knife |
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| contraband stowed in the anus. Also known as: hoop, keester, pack |
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| alternative incarceration that resembles military training and may shorten sentence |
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| anal search for contraband |
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| a guard or correctional officer, especially in the American South or Canada. |
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| Federal Bureau of Prisons "Administrative Remedy Process" for prisoners to file complaints as a prerequisite for filing legal briefs in federal court. |
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| mind-control medication, like liquid Thorazine, which is used like chemical restraints to manage prison populations |
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| an extremely long prison term where the parole seems to be pushed out forever. |
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| An insane person, usually accused of "buggin" |
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| an intimidating, domineering prisoner |
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| refers to someone who is talking too much |
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| to receive disciplinary action |
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| forced to perform oral sex |
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| FBOP Official memo posted in housing units to alert prisoners and staff where convicts need to report the next day. Call out sheets list cell changes, new work assignments, visits, meetings with case managers and other staff. |
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| amount of pot that fits into a chopstick cap |
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| sexually submissive prisoner |
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| Consecutive prison sentences |
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| to distract the guards while another prisoner breaks a rule |
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| an addict searching for heroin |
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| child molester. Also known as short eyes, diaper sniper |
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| prison store that sells basic food items, smokes, clothing, stamps, paper, and toilettries |
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| anything on your person or found in your cell or housing area that is unauthorized, meaning not sold in commissary or on your official property list. |
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