What's a Kite in Prison?
"Kites" Are Internal Jail Requests, Not a Synonym for Mail. in Fact, Inmates in My Jails Refer to Mail as "Mail," Not "Kites." "Kites" Instead Are Requests for...
"Kites" are internal jail requests, not a synonym for mail. In fact, inmates in my jails refer to mail as "mail," not "kites." "Kites" instead are requests for something within the jail system. For example, an inmate could write the following kite: "I missed mail call.
What is kite slang for?
In prison slang, a kite is a message or note. Historically, kites were contraband notes passed between prisoners or smuggled out of prison.
How do you kite a prisoner?
“Kite” probably came instead from the prison practice of communicating with another inmate in the next cell or even many cells away. The inmate folds up a note and ties it to a long piece of string. He then swings the note attached to the string underneath his cell door and into the cell of his friend.
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