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Re:The trip to federal prison from court to your new bed (2004) by ianbicking on Sunday July 06, 2014 @11:50PM (#7996958)
They referred to some prisoners being "blackboxed"... any definition of that?
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Re:The trip to federal prison from court to your new bed (2004) by ben1040 on Monday July 07, 2014 @12:57AM (#7997140)
It means their handcuffs are fitted with one of these covers:

http://www.handcuffwarehouse.com/cs5thmoblbox.html

It covers the key holes to prevent tampering attempts, and it looks like it'd also increase the rigidity of the handcuffs (versus just the chain), further restricting movement.

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Re:The trip to federal prison from court to your new bed (2004) by paulirish on Monday July 07, 2014 @12:42AM (#7997113)
I believe hands are cuffed and retained inside a black (plastic?) box so you really can't do anything with them.
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