1 definition by Magic Mike, maintenance man
In the jail I work at a Cadillac is a portable fiberglass bunk used to add another sleeping place to a cell that already has all the built in bunks filled. The prisoner gets a non flammable, non ripable plastic covered matress just like everyone else but his rack is put on the cell floor and usually gets in everyone else's way. It is much better then just throwing a matress on the floor and making a man sleap on the floor that everyone walks on. He is not lower than his cell mates.
We call them "Cadillacs" because they are big, relatively comfortable compared to concrete or steel bunks, and it makes the prisoner feel that he is getting something better than the other prisoners have. Let a man have a little dignity and he is much less likely to cause trouble or try to hurt someone.
We call them "Cadillacs" because they are big, relatively comfortable compared to concrete or steel bunks, and it makes the prisoner feel that he is getting something better than the other prisoners have. Let a man have a little dignity and he is much less likely to cause trouble or try to hurt someone.
Shift supervisor says:"we were at capacity in Alpha dorm but we moved in a bunch of Cadillacs and found a place for everyone who got busted in the task force sweep. " Warden: "good work LT".
by Magic Mike, maintenance man January 29, 2010