Word: boccie
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...prisons," he says, "but it's an undeserved reputation. There wren't too many petty rules, but it's incredibly boring--no library, all you can do is watch television, see a movie once a month, or if you're a member of the Mafia you can play bocci...
...courtyard on a paper napkin, dividing it into the areas controlled by the various social groups. The blacks played basketball in one corner, homosexuals lifted weights in another, the hippies who were in on drug charges hung out in an area the inmates called "needle park," the Italians played bocci in the center. And the section of the courtyard that had benches was reserved for the "senior citizens" of the prison community...