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  2. Shiv (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    A shiv, also chiv, schiv, shivvie, or shank, [1] [2] is a handcrafted bladed weapon resembling a knife that is commonly associated with prison inmates. Since weapons are prohibited in prisons, the intended mode of concealment is central to a shiv's construction.

  3. Sociology of punishment - Wikipedia

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    The sociology of punishment seeks to understand why and how we punish. Punishment involves the intentional infliction of pain and/or the deprivation of rights and liberties. . Sociologists of punishment usually examine state-sanctioned acts in relation to law-breaking; for instance, why citizens give consent to the legitimation of acts of viole

  4. Correctional Training Facility - Wikipedia

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    Correctional Training Facility (CTF), commonly referenced as Soledad State Prison, is a state prison located on U.S. Route 101, five miles (eight kilometers) north of Soledad, California, adjacent to Salinas Valley State Prison.

  5. Boot camp (correctional) - Wikipedia

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    Boot camps are part of the correctional and penal system of some countries. Modeled after military recruit training camps, these programs are based on shock incarceration grounded on military techniques.

  6. ‘Very disturbing’: Florida teens get longer prison sentences ...

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    He wakes up at dawn and works in the prison canteen until around 5.30 p.m., with a lunch break in-between. After that, he reads, calls his family and then goes to bed.

  7. Shank - Wikipedia

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    Shank (footwear), part of a shoe or boot; Shank (sewing), a spacing device; Shank (weapon), a makeshift knife or stabbing weapon; Lead shank, a type of lead used for horses; Tang (tools), the back portion of the blade component of a tool; Drill bit shank, the non-cutting end of a drill bit; Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope

  8. Teen gets 35 years in prison, pleaded guilty to killing ... - AOL

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    One of three teens arrested in the fatal shooting of a junior from Paschal High School pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 35 years in prison, the Tarrant County Criminal District ...

  9. Athens man sentenced to prison for having shanks in Butts ...

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    An Athens man with what federal agents said is a violent criminal history was recently sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.