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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. Prison violence - Wikipedia

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    An improvised weapon (or "shiv") from a Soviet prison. Most inmates look to get into an altercation armed with some sort of homemade weapon. The weapons they use to attack their victims are made to be very destructive and can easily be both hidden and accessed. They use objects such as shanks, clubs, daggers, razors, and saps to serve as ...

  4. Baton (law enforcement) - Wikipedia

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    Use of such flashlights as a club or baton is generally officially discouraged by the manufacturers and law enforcement officials, but its use is an option. As with all police weapons, there have been many examples of misuse, such as in the Malice Green beating in Detroit. The use of flashlights as improvised impact weapons is subject to the ...

  5. Kentucky prison guards used Taser 7 weapons to deliver ... - AOL

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    Arizona-based Axon sells the electric defensive weapon to law enforcement agencies around the world Kentucky prison guards used Taser 7 weapons to deliver thousands of volts to inmates Skip to ...

  6. A Georgia inmate used a gun to kill a prison kitchen worker ...

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    The agency's statement said inmate Jaydrekus Hart fatally shot a food service worker in the prison's kitchen at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday, then used the gun to kill himself. “The weapon is in GDC ...

  7. Garrote - Wikipedia

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    A 1901 execution at the old Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippines. A garrote (/ ɡ ə ˈ r ɒ t, ɡ ə ˈ r oʊ t / gə-RO(H)T; alternatively spelled as garotte and similar variants) [1] or garrote vil (Spanish: [ɡaˈrote ˈβil]) is a weapon and a method of capital punishment.

  8. Weapons, cellphones seized after deadly Ecuador prison riots

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    Authorities in Ecuador on Thursday announced that law enforcement officers responding to the country’s deadliest prison riots have seized firearms, cellphones, handmade weapons and other banned ...

  9. Improvised weapon - Wikipedia

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    A makeshift weapon is an everyday object that has been physically altered to enhance its potential as a weapon. [62] It can also be used to refer to common classes of weapons such as guns, knives, and bombs made from commonly available items. [1] Examples of makeshift weapons include: Millwall brick; Molotov cocktail; Shiv; Improvised firearms