trusties
Reliable incarcerated workers
Trusties is the plural of trusty, a noun for a convict granted special privileges due to good behavior.
In prisons, trusties may work outside cells, handle supplies, or assist guards: The trusties served meals to other inmates.
The term suggests earned trust within an institutional system, though it can carry ironic undertones about reliability.
Confined criminal detainee
- inmateConfined facility resident
- convictJailed offender after trial
- correctionalAimed at rehabilitation
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
cellblock · detention · penitentiary · jailhouse · custody · confinement · lockup · sentence
Food preparation room
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- groundskeepingOutdoor area maintenance practice
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
errands · delivery · messenger · janitorial · assignment · task · chore · labor
One's relative position
- earnedGained by effort
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- accessRight to enter
- freedomAbsence of constraint
movement · assigned · duties · perquisite · benefit · advantage · preference · favoritism
prisoner
Confined criminal detainee
- inmateConfined facility resident
- convictJailed offender after trial
- correctionalAimed at rehabilitation
warden · cellblock · detention · penitentiary · jailhouse · custody · confinement · lockup · sentence · felon
kitchen
Food preparation room
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- groundskeepingOutdoor area maintenance practice
- maintenancePreserving working condition
cleaning · errands · delivery · messenger · janitorial · assignment · task · chore · labor · service
status
One's relative position
- earnedGained by effort
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- accessRight to enter
freedom · movement · assigned · duties · perquisite · benefit · advantage · preference · favoritism · granted
trustiesflight risks
Those likely to flee
troublemakers · security threats · incorrigibles · repeat offenders · recidivists
- trusting your gut
- trusting natureInclination to believe others
trusting, entrusting, distrusting, mistrusting, trustiest, trustier, trustiness