| Definition | Slang Term |
| Criminal charge | |
| Released (#1) | |
| Released (#2) | |
| Tattoo (#1) | |
| Tattoo (#2) | |
| Note or letter; any written correspondence. | |
| Transfering from one facility to another | |
| Inmate who helps other inmates with legal work (#1) | |
| Inmate who helps other inmates with legal work (#2) | |
| Spokesman for particular range, gang or race | |
| One who tells on other inmates doing ‘illegal activities’ (#1) | |
| One who tells on other inmates doing ‘illegal activities’ (#2) | |
| One who tells on other inmates doing ‘illegal activities’ (#3) | |
| One who tells on other inmates doing ‘illegal activities’ (#4) | |
| Homemade alcohol (#1) | |
| Homemade alcohol (#2) | |
| Homemade alcohol (#3) | |
| Homemade alcohol (#4) | |
| Stab an inmate | |
| Commissary | |
| A new arrival, a first-timer, a bumpkin, not wise to prison life | |
| The paltry sum the state gives a prisoner upon his release | |
| An isolation cell | |
| Prison file containing all information on a prisoner | |
| | Definition | Slang Term |
| To hide something in the anal cavity (#1) | |
| To hide something in the anal cavity (#2) | |
| To hide something in the anal cavity (#3) | |
| Administratively controlled account ledger which lists each prisoner's account balance | |
| The visiting trailers used for overnight conjugal visits | |
| Anyone with a life sentence (#1) | |
| Anyone with a life sentence (#2) | |
| General population of the jail/prison | |
| Any forbidden item | |
| Homemade knife | |
| A person who is suspected of hiding drugs in his anus will be placed on this | |
| Long period of time | |
| One who checks out other inmates while in the shower (#1) | |
| One who checks out other inmates while in the shower (#2) | |
| One who becomes homosexual during incarceration | |
| Cellmate | |
| Bunkmate | |
| An inmate who does not shower | |
| A work assignment given to a low security inmate off of the jail/prison grounds | |
| An inmate who is likely to escape or has escaped | |
| Time to eat | |
| Time for custody officers to account for all inmates | |
| Bed | |
| Hot dogs, sausage, or sliced cold cuts | |
| | Definition | Slang Term |
| Work out; exercise | |
| To voluntarily seek protective custody | |
| Scrawny | |
| A sentence/judicial decision that was light/favorable | |
| To own up to or take responsibility for | |
| An opprotunity to request a visit to a doctor | |
| Rotuine; a set schedule | |
| Time when prescripton medications are distributed | |
| This phrase is yelled when an inmate is in need of immediate medical attention | |
| A sentence that is not to be considered for early release | |
| The outside; the free world (#1) | |
| The outside; the free world (#2) | |
| When all inmates are forced to confinement to their cells/dorms | |
| Child molester (#1) | |
| Child molester (#2) | |
| To inform on someone | |
| A lawyer who makes an easy deal at the expense of the client | |
| Brief underwear (as opposed to boxers) (#1) | |
| Brief underwear (as opposed to boxers) (#2) | |
| To be a target for death or to authorize such an action | |
| An officer taking a prisoner's belongings and tossing them to the floor, perhaps stepping on them. | |
| To steal | |
| A problem that has been taken care of, generally through a fight | |
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