Populations — be they nations or circles of friends — develop their own language to highlight shared experiences, specific things that need communicating, and (often) to set themselves off from others (as tribalism or for security). Not surprisingly, people in prison are no exception to this.
Inmates at a Missouri Prison Have Compiled a Lexicon of Prison Slang
Prison slang is forged under pressure. A word that means one thing on the outside can mean something entirely different when used by people leading highly restricted lives in cramped, often dangerous facilities. Inmate shorthand can be indecipherable even to the family members who come to visit them, and it…
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