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Cat walk






Cat walk

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

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Penitentiary
A prison for the punishment of convicts.

Yard
1) A measure of length, containing three feet, or thirty-six inches.2) Estates.A piece of land enclosed for the use and accommodation of the inhabitants of a house. In England it is nearly synonymous with backside



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Cat nap
In the US penitentiary slang, a relatively short sentence.



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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
In the US penitentiary slang, a relatively short sentence.

Cat walk

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.

Checking it
In the US penitentiary slang, putting on one's best clothes for a visit with a prisoner.

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