Prison Glossary of Terms - "A"
Prison Terminology Explained
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GLOSSARY OF PRISON TERMS
Laboratory Specimen: Biological sample collected by medical DOC employees and/or contract workers for DNA analysis or buccal samples collected by trained DOC employees or contract workers. Legal Documents: Summons, complaint, subpoena, interrogatories, requests for admissions, etc. Legal Papers: Pleadings and resource documents (e.g., case law, court rules, statutes, transcripts, legal forms, etc.). Legal Support and Advice: A request for a legal opinion on a new legal issue that is directly related to DOC duties and responsibilities. Lethal Injection: A continuous intravenous injection of a series of lethal drugs sufficient to cause death. Lethal Weapons: Weapons which can cause serious injury or death. Level of Functioning/Impairment: Refers to a clinical assessment of the severity of an offender's debility related to mental health problems based on symptomatic behavior and his/her ability to manage the demands of everyday life. Levels of Program Supervision: Low Lethal Weapon: Any device or instrument which, by design, is intended to cause discomfort or bodily injury to obtain compliance. Under normal operation it is not expected to cause serious injury or death. Low lethal charges include chemical agent rounds, rubberized projectiles, etc. |
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