Dew rags
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plang
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My facility is researching adding dew rags to our commissary listings. I have ben asked to get feedback from other facilities to see what kind of problems if any they have encountered with this item. |
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ACJCO
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They are considered contraband where I work and they are not allowed. If we find them we confiscate them. |
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ckidwell
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Dew Rags are not permitted while inmates are in our county jail. They are not to be worn anytime during the day while they are to be in their uniform. Dew Rags can make major headaches in a county jail in my opinion. A lot of them have knots in the back and could make it easy to conceal their contraband. |
MissTeacher
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I work in a juvenile facility in Indiana. Our kids are allowed to order the dew rags off of commissary. They are only supposed to wear them to sleep in - not during the day. Most of the time we don't have problems with them. However, after reading a couple of the other posts I can see how there could be issues with hiding weapons or other contraband in the knots. Misty |
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Jesusofficer
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Doo-Rags are a definite red flag. I spent six years pounding a beat at Sing Sing (NYS) before going to work at Rikers Island (NYC) and DooRags are a “signifyer”. Red ones signify Bloods gang membership ( black ones also) and the blue ones for Crips. You guys should nip this thing in the bud before it gets any furthur. Serious fellas… |
Igoturback
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doo-rags ya, next its going to be polish for the guys and curling irons, rollers whats going to be next. |
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Seaspirlt
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I work at Elmira Correctional (NYSDOCS) and while they are available in our commissary they are only allowed to be worn inside thier cells. This was a result of them being used as a signifyer.Do yourselves a big favor and put the breaks on this ASAP.Its a constant battle with the inmates to only wear them in thier cells and it doesnt stop them from using them as a signifyer, just limits thier visibility. |
TwelveOzCurl
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We have them readily available in our commisary in black. Inmates are allowed to wear them within their housing units, just not outside of the units. They are a pain. |
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muskrat72
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I work as a Correctional Officer at a medium security prison in Ohio. When I first started here dew rags (skull caps) were being sold in the commissary in black only and allowed in the housing area and on the yard only. A few years ago the Major lifted this restriction to all areas except for work, cafe, education and trips. I have yet to here of any inmate utilyzing this as a contraband source or a gang identifyer. I am not saying it has’nt happened, just has not been recorded. |
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co_mcnabb
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whether your comminsary sell them or not inmates will have them .If you do sell them make them a neutral color black or white. then any other doorags that are not sold through the comminsary become contraband . Personally I dont like anything that can conceals the idintity of a inmate i believe the head should always be visible . inmates in genral already wear the same clothes . |
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