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Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:33 am
by Sir Henry
I may be beyond weird because I’m searching for prison plates. I have found military serving trays but want something a little different. I have 40 sets of stainless steel flatware pictured below and would like to get 40 stainless steel plates similar to the one pictured below.
My question: are these really the type of plates one would find in a jail or prison?

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Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:58 am
by Team Roper
Those are exactly the same type of plates we had in grade school in the cafeteria. For me, that is some 60 plus years ago.
Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:02 am
by JEBar
not in the NC prisons where I worked from the 70's through the 90's .... they used plastic, compartment cafeteria food trays ....
Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:42 am
by BrokenolMarine
Those would be a weapon in a correctional facility... Lol.
I spent eighteen months behind the wall...
As a correctional officer...
We used lightweight plastic to prevent them being used in altercations.

Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:46 am
by Sir Henry
Team Roper wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:58 am
Those are exactly the same type of plates we had in grade school in the cafeteria. For me, that is some 60 plus years ago.
Grade school was kind of a prison.
Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:52 am
by Team Roper
Sir Henry wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:46 am
Team Roper wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:58 am
Those are exactly the same type of plates we had in grade school in the cafeteria. For me, that is some 60 plus years ago.
Grade school was kind of a prison.
Especially when the fish were biting.
Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:14 am
by BrokenolMarine
I was lucky thru most of grade school. My teachers were nice, like Opie's teacher Miss Crump. They were also Hawt, like Miss Crump.

Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:22 am
by Sir Henry
These plates look like they could stop the new Digney Dagger armor piercing round. The website I found then on says they weigh 1 pound 4 ounces each.
Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:24 am
by Sir Henry
BrokenolMarine wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:14 am
I was lucky thru most of grade school. My teachers were nice, like Opie's teacher Miss Crump. They were also Hawt, like Miss Crump.
For me it was Miss Shepherd. On the other hand there was also Mrs. Ulrich.
Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:36 am
by RanchRoper
Only one way to find out if they the real deal...
Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:48 am
by JEBar
Sir Henry wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:22 am
These plates look like they could stop the new Digney Dagger armor piercing round. The website I found then on says they weigh 1 pound 4 ounces each.
in a prison, any type of sturdy metal is prized for making weapons .... sounds like these plates would do just that
Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:56 pm
by Grunt67
I worked as a Corrections officer in the county jail 3 yrs. We used plastic cafeteria trays & plastic "sporks " ( combo spoon & fork ).
Everything had to be accounted for when trays, etc were taken up. Anything missing, shake down.
Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:22 pm
by Cowboy Gun Fan
Grunt67 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 29, 2020 6:56 pm
Anything missing, shake down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCic4IU3O3I
Re: Jail/Prison Dinner Plates
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:18 am
by Grunt67