The Lingo of Oz
- Pod
- An inmate's quarters (or cell); most house 2, but some are larger.
- Shakedown
- An unscheduled raid on pods to search for drugs, contraband, & weapons. Violators are placed in the hole.
- Armor
- Padding (usually telephone book pages) for protection from fights involving weapons.
- Weapon
- A shank, usually homemade; sometimes knives stolen from the kitchen; in some cases, guns illegally brought inside by hacks.
- Lockdown
- The time of day prisoners are counted then locked in pods until lights out; usually happens at 5 p.m.; easily recognized by the shot "COUNT".
- Gen Pop
- "General population"; the Oswald prisoners in other cell blocks.
- Ad Sec
- The official name for "the hole".
- Em City
- Cell Block 5; Emerald City.
- Over the Rainbow
- A term denoting someone/something in another cell block
- Conjugal vs. Family Visit
- A conjugal is a visit with an inmate's spouse during which time they can spend time together & do things that married people do. A family visit takes place either in the meeting room (where hugging & other forms of affection can occur) or behind the glass.
- Prag
- A derrogatory name for an inmate who has become another inmate's slave/wife.
- Hack
- The prisoners' name for correctional officers.
- T*ts
- Prison slang for drugs.
- Fiend
- Going through withdrawl symptoms, usually because of time spent in the hole.
- Jizz
- Respect, honor
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