19 Bits of Prison Slang to Know
The big house . The pokey . Going off for a regime vacation . Taking a misstep to Club Fed . Many euphemism survive for a state or Union prison stay — and once inside , inmates have to adopt a whole fresh jargon to navigate put behind bars life . Linguist Julie Colemantold PBS News Hourthat prison is virtually idealistic for new slang to expand : People are stuck in one place and talking , often hoping to avoid detection by eavesdropping safety machine ....