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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.
A kenning (Old English kenning [cʰɛnːiŋɡ], Modern Icelandic [cʰɛnːiŋk]) is a circumlocution, an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech, used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse, Old English, and later Icelandic poetry.
This is a list of notable people who have died in prison, whether in prison or in hospital while still serving a prison sentence. This list does not include inmates who were executed as punishment for their crimes .
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
William Williams, 24, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) McDowell, pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon by an inmate at a federal prison, according to a statement from the ...
Another prisoner was lynched in the same month in Kainantu while being escorted from a courthouse, receiving axe wounds in the head and chest. [128] Days later, the police station at Banz in the Western Highlands was raided by a mob which freed 50 prisoners and bludgeoned to death a man who had been involved in a fatal car accident. [129]
An Athens man with what federal agents said is a violent criminal history was recently sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.
This is a list of English words with derivatives in Latin (and other modern languages).. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j.