Words & TermsCrime, prison and the underworld
brick
A ten-year prison sentence.
In a sentence
In that glossary, a brick meant ten years.
Where it came from
From pre-decimal currency slang in which a brick could mean ten pounds. The glossary records brick for a ten-year sentence, extending the earlier value association.
- First recorded
- 1972
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Parramatta Jail, NSW
- Use today
- Historical Parramatta Jail usage; later/current currency not established