noun-
Literally meaning *'J'-Category*
—>California prison slang<—
A commonly used phrase in California prisons indicating a mentally unstable person, or someone whom is intentionally or unintentionally acting mentally unstable. Most commonly refers to a person who has been involuntarily admitted to mental health services, but also
may be used as a derogatory adjective.
Derived from inmate mental health codes found in Article 9 and inmate classification administrative determinants found in Article 10 of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Title 15,
Rules and Regulations:
->"Article 9, section 3364.2 (j) The judicial hearing for an order authorizing the involuntary administration of psychiatric medication to an inmate shall be conducted by an ALJ"
Note: the
2020 Title 15, Article 10, section 3375.2 (17) has been revised to remove the 'J' designation and replaced with a 'PSY'
three-letter
code.
Alternate spellings:
Jay-
Catjaycat
"Hey man, you see that guy over there? Yeah just don'
t interact with him, he's a j-
cat for sure."
"Oh yeah, that guy Ronny just came back from Classification Committee and he's now a confirmed j-
cat."
"I was grocery shopping yesterday and some j-
cat came up to me and just started incoherently blabbering."
"Yo, Billy just acts like a j-cat so he can get free psych meds."