What does boss stand for in jail?

BOSS – A term used by inmates to refer to officers working as guards.
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What is a slang word for jail?

clink (slang) glasshouse (military, informal) gaol. penitentiary (US) slammer (slang)
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What is the highest position in a jail?

A prison warden is the highest-ranking official in a corrections facility, so candidates for this position must possess a solid combination of education and experience.
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What is the boss of a jail called?

The warden (US, Canada) or governor (UK, Australia), also known as a superintendent (US, South Asia) or director (UK, New Zealand), is the official who is in charge of a prison.
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Do prisoners call Guards boss?

BOSS: A term used by inmates to refer to officers working as guards.
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On the prison BOSS chair, competition, prison mobile phones etc



What are inmate workers called?

Historically, terms such as "jailer" (also spelled "jailor" or "gaoler"), "jail guard" (sometimes shortened to just "guard"), "prison guard", "turnkey" and "warder" have all been used.
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What do you call a person who looks after prisoners?

The person who oversees a prison is a warden, and the people who handle and watch over the prisoners are guards. Although a more modern term is probably "correctional officer" or something.
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Who is the boss of a Warden?

Warden: Each institution has its own chief executive, and in most cases a Warden serves in that capacity; a few stand-alone minimum-security camps leave a “Camp Administrator” as the CEO. This position is equivalent to an associate warden, which is one level below warden on the hierarchical chart.
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What does boss mean in slang?

slang. : excellent, first-rate a boss new rock band. boss.
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What is a pretty drink in jail?

Pruno, or prison wine, is an alcoholic beverage variously made from apples, oranges, fruit cocktail, fruit juices, hard candy, sugar, high fructose syrup, and possibly other ingredients, including crumbled bread. Bread is incorrectly thought to contain yeast for the pruno to ferment.
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What is a pretty in jail drink?

Pruno, or prison wine, is an alcoholic liquid made from apples, oranges, fruit cocktail, ketchup, sugar, bread, and possibly other ingredients. Pruno originated in prisons, where it can be produced cheaply, easily, and discreetly.
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What do they call food in jail?

A spread is a prison meal made by inmates. Spreads are often made with commissary ingredients, such as instant ramen and corn puffs. Spreads can be simple meals, or elaborate and inventive combinations of ingredients.
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What does D block mean jail?

D-Block is a cell block formerly runned by Barbara Denning. Most inmates from this block have the worst offenses, such as murder. Many inmates from this block are also drug addicts. D-Block inmates have much lower conditions than those from C-Block, which was a cause of frequent clashes between those two blocks.
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Why do inmates hang phone upside down?

Telephone Receiver Inverted

Not slang exactly, but a sign to be obeyed. It the telephone has been hung up with the receiver upside-down, and if you are not the badass who put it that way, use it at your extreme peril.
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Can a warden release a prisoner?

To seek compassionate release, federal inmates must file a petition with the warden. Compassionate release is only granted "when there are particularly extraordinary or compelling circumstances which could not reasonably have been foreseen by the court at the time of sentencing."
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Who is in charge of all the prisons?

Michael Carvajal is the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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What kills a warden?

If you are able to get away by distracting it, it is possible to set up a trap using TNT or the exploding end crystals that could kill the Warden. However, be warned. It will take the destructive power of at least 8-9 end crystals (or about 12-14 TNTs) to kill this mob.
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What do prisoners want to be called?

Of the options we offered, 38 percent preferred “incarcerated person,” 23 percent liked “prisoner” and nearly 10 percent supported use of the word inmate. Thirty percent selected “other” (“person in prison,” “man or woman,” “the person's name.”)
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Are prisoners called by their names?

Because of the guards' usual practice of referring to us by our last names, prisoners conclude that when guards call an inmate by her first name, they mean it as a sign of respect.
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Does jail change a man?

Prison changes people by altering their spatial, temporal, and bodily dimensions; weakening their emotional life; and undermining their identity.
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Do prisoners earn money in jail?

1.10 Prisoners can earn money in various ways while in prison. Paid purposeful activity is available to many, but not all, prisoners. These activities include education and training, prison services jobs such as cleaning or mentoring, and commercial workshops within prisons.
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Can you smoke in jail?

As such, we often get asked the question, “Can you smoke in prison?” By and large, most U.S. prison systems, along with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, have banned inmates from using tobacco products. This ban includes cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (e.g., chew and dip), and e-cigarettes.
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Do prisoners ever get alcohol?

Today, prisoners make alcohol for a variety of reasons: to get drunk, to ease drug withdrawals, to drown one's sorrows, to develop a new hobby, to kill time. But it can still be used to make a quick buck.
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What is toilet hooch?

Toilet wine is just another name for pruno, or prison wine. It's alcohol made by prisoners that is often hidden in toilet tanks.
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