noun
General Slang
kinfolk
· noun · prison
A Black inmate, in the yard's racial shorthand.
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Inside, kinfolk is how Black inmates often refer to one another — and how the wider yard taxonomy slots them, the same way whites are 'woods' and Natives are 'chiefs'. Carries family weight rather than insult; you call your kinfolk because you're expected to ride for them.
“Kinfolk on the top tier sent word down — no moves until after count.”
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kinfolk In A Sentence
Kinfolk on the top tier sent word down — no moves until after count.
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