The shift in time and routine experienced when one is released from jail after serving more than a few days.
After being wrongfully convicted, the man felt severe jail-lag after being released several weeks later.
by LimitedGovernment August 19, 2013
Similar to jet-lag, jail-lag is the time/routine shift which a person experiences after being in jail for more than just a few days.
After serving 18 days in jail being forced into an unusual routine, a person experiences jail-lag after returning to the "free" world.
by NoMoreFederalGovernment! August 5, 2013
When a person is released from jail after several years and behaves as if they are still the same age as they went in.
by waterdew1 February 24, 2016