So it seems like today they gave prisoners some plastic bic disposable razor that would be hard to use as a weapon. What did they do before disposable razors when the only thing available was a DE or even before that, a straight razor?! Would they trust a prisoner with a DE blade? Did they have barbers come in every week to give the prisoners a nice shave or did all prisoners just grow beards?
How did prisoners shave before disposable razors?
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Gillette Psycho razors
Weird, I was just thinking this the other night...
Do a search for Gillette Psycho Razors. Thats what they were called. They had a special key that went in the bottom of the razor that tightened the blade in to the razor. The guards kept the key and the inmates couldn't get the blade out of the razor. You will see them come up for sale every so often.
Edit-I see while I was typing...someone beat me to it! HA!
Edit-I see while I was typing...someone beat me to it! HA!
at the prison i worked at they used straights then went to DE's....
each inmate had a razor and the trustee that ran the dorm or the freeman *(read that as guard) kept them and issued them out at shower time...
any hijinks was severely punished...
now they use those crappy little bic safety razors...
each inmate had a razor and the trustee that ran the dorm or the freeman *(read that as guard) kept them and issued them out at shower time...
any hijinks was severely punished...
now they use those crappy little bic safety razors...
The psyco razor is pretty sweet!! I've been trying to get my hands on one for a while!! Very rare!!!
