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Cat nap






Cat nap

In the US penitentiary slang, a relatively short sentence.

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Penitentiary
A prison for the punishment of convicts.

Sentence
A judgment, or judicial declaration made by a judge in a cause. The term judgment is more usually applied to civil, and sentence to criminal proceedings.



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Cat walk
In the US penitentiary slang, a walkway above yard or tier where officers patrol.



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In the United States, programs for prison inmates to do community service.

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In the United States, under the authority of each state's constitution, the governor has the power to grant executive clemency through pardons and commutations.

Capping
In the US penitentiary slang, talking about one's family, relatives, or girlfriend in a disrespectful way.

Catch out
In the US penitentiary slang, to request protective custody.

Catcher
In the US penitentiary slang, sexually passive or submissive, often victimized.

Cat nap

Cat walk
In the US penitentiary slang, a walkway above yard or tier where officers patrol.

Cell confinement
In the US penitentiary jargon, disciplinary detention.

Cell gangster
In the US penitentiary slang, one who talks tough locked in his cell. Then says nothing when out of cell.

Chapete
A Southern Mexican word used to disrespect Northern California gang members.

Chasing the dragon
In the US penitentiary slang, looking for heroin on the yard.

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