told Insider whenever they received new inmates they'd call out the term "new batch. Prison workers do not use this particular term, but Vargas D. Its almost like a new language, rife with abbreviations and jargon, and youre largely learning it on the fly (pun not intended). Spend some time listening to LiveATC, and watch YouTube videos with VFR ATC communications. Tree for instance, means three, fife is the number five and niner means nine, says. Radio Comms are not something that comes to you that quick (8 hours). Since fish are often the target of violent attacks in prison, an officer may pay special attention if they overhear inmates discussing a fish to ensure order is maintained. Aviators often speak pilot English to avoid miscommunications over radio transmission. Inmates refer to newly incarcerated people as "fish." If a new inmate has never been to prison before, fellow inmates would call that person a fish or fresh fish. "We'd get our equipment checked, our posts assigned, and be given the news of the day, which included being informed whether slashes were up or down," he said. Ralph Ortiz, a former correctional officer who worked at Rikers from 2012 to 2017, shared that his captain would line up the officers at the start of each shift and share this information.
While knives, razors, and other sharp objects are strictly prohibited in prisons, makeshift knifelike weapons known as shivs or shanks are commonly created and used by prisoners.
Staff use this term to indicate whether stabbings among inmates have increased or decreased.
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