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Catchword for “straightening closet”
Catchword: straightening closet
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Part of Speech: n.
Quotation: Straightening closet: An officers’ term for a room—a supply room in a case related by one officer—where an inmate can be taken and assaulted, or “straightened out,” without witnesses.
Article or Document Title:
“What the lingo means”
Author:
Adam C. Smith, Jo Becker
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
St. Petersburg Times
Publishing Location:
Florida
Date of Publication:
Dec. 30, 1999
Page Number:
8A
This catchword has yet to be researched.
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