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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 slang - Wikipedia

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    Prison slang is an argot used primarily by criminals and detainees in correctional institutions. It is a form of anti-language . [ 1 ] Many of the terms deal with criminal behavior, incarcerated life, legal cases, street life, and different types of inmates.

  4. The Shawshank Redemption - Wikipedia

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    In 1947, Portland, Maine banker Andy Dufresne arrives at Shawshank State Prison to serve two consecutive life sentences for murdering his wife and her lover. He is befriended by Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, a contraband smuggler serving a life sentence, who procures a rock hammer and a large poster of Rita Hayworth for Andy.

  5. "Shawshank Redemption" Prison Now Hosts Weddings - AOL

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    The concept of destination wedding is taking on a whole new dimension in Ohio, where couples can now get married in the spooky historic prison featured in The Shawshank

  6. 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.

  7. Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption - Wikipedia

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    The story takes place in Maine and is told from the perspective of Shawshank State Penitentiary prisoner Ellis "Red" Redding, a 57-year-old Irish-American.In 1938, Red staged a car accident, having previously insured his wife for a large amount, but a neighbor and her child also got into his wife’s car.

  8. Inmate pleads guilty to having weapon at McDowell County's ...

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    Apr. 9—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH — An inmate pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to having a homemade knife at a federal prison. William Williams, 24, an inmate at the ...

  9. Talk:Shiv (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    5 Drifting meaning of slangy pop-cultural terms. 1 comment. 6 Shank V. Shiv. 8 comments. 7 Etymology of "shank" 2 comments. 8 Image. 6 comments. 9 New NEWS today, for ...