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Jul 21, 2014 · This story was related by prisoners who know and understand the set-up process. They were inmates who, at one time or another, had been implicated as conspirators in several illegal...
Jul 29, 2013 · Inmates have a process they use to manipulate staff to get them to do what they want. It’s similar everywhere. Authors Bud Allen and Diana Bosta refer to this as “ downing a duck .”. The “duck” refers to staff who are easily manipulated or fooled. First inmates groom a staff member.
Now that you are back in prison, are you trying to acquire, or have you acquired another duck?” I leaned back on my chair, fixed my eyes on the petitioner as I thought about the question, took a stick of chewing gum from my shirt pocket, unwrapped it, and slowly slid it into my mouth.
Apr 6, 2021 · Inmates are known for grooming prison staff, which they refer to as “downing the duck,” in the hopes of getting special treatment and favors. At their prompting, Mitchell began providing Matt, who brutally murdered his former boss in 1997, and Sweat, who killed a sheriff’s deputy in 2002, with food and facilitating calls to Matt’s daughter.
Oct 26, 2021 · Inmates are skilled at manipulating staff to get them to do what they want. It doesn’t matter where you work, the game is the same across the country. In their book, Games Criminals Play, authors Bud Allen and Diana Bosta refer to this as “downing a duck.” The “duck” refers to staff who are easily manipulated or fooled.
Jun 3, 2019 · A story of Manipulation at its finest. Tonight on Tier Talk, Anthony Gangi introduces the story of Downing a Duck, from the book, Games Criminals Play. The book is authored by Bud Allen / Diana...
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Aug 4, 2017 · “Downing a duck” is a technique that inmates use to create leverage and eventually corrupt staff. It’s a technique that’s very subtle and potentially deadly. In this episode of Tier Talk, Anthony Gangi discusses the technique.
