Religion & Spirituality. Definition: Chai (××) is a Hebrew word and symbol that means âlife.â It is spelled with the Hebrew letters Het (×) and Yud (×). Jews will often wear a Chai on a necklace, sometimes with a Star of David or Hamsa. Chai is pronounced as if you were saying âhiâ in English.
In its most common usage in corrections units, the term lockdown can be defined as a course of action to control the movement of inmates. Confining all prisoners, except workers, to their cells until the end of the day is an example of a lockdown period in a corrections schedule.
SHELTER IN PLACE: Sheltering in place is similar to lockdown in that the occupants are to remain on the premises, but may require that they be moved to a different part of the facility due to an environmental event taking place outside of the facility, for example the release of a chemical cloud from a nearby plant.