Citations:
1982New York Times (Mar. 26) “Jargon Of Correction Officers” p. B4: Hangups—Suicides. [1999 Bill Tuttle @ Queens Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) (Dec. 23) “Nun helps inmates beat the holiday blues” p. A43: One New Year’s Eve nine years ago, four inmates told her they were going to “hang up”—jailspeak for committing suicide by hanging.] 2005 Paul von Zielbauer New York Times (Feb. 28) “In City’s Jails, Missed Signals Open Way to Season of Suicides”: Suicides—“hang-ups” in the cold vernacular of the cellblock—have always been a jailhouse reality.