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The subtitles frequently employ omission or generalization. For example, the term “SHU” (Security Housing Unit) is usually expanded to “solitary confinement” in the first instance, then reduced to “solitary” thereafter. Slang like “juice” (influence) or “fish” (new inmate) is often rendered literally (“fish” → “pescado” in Spanish subtitles), potentially losing connotative meaning. However, the subtitlers successfully maintain the urgency by shortening syntactic structures (e.g., “We need to get to the infirmary by 2100 hours” → “Infirmary, 9 p.m.”).

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