This is gold - you should write a book (surely by offering 20 rules than Peterson's 12, and selling them at the same price, you can offer a greater value)
Supply chain security. Not unusual. Had a friend doing felony time. Back then, lots of prison stuff was equally weird. Likely it has gotten much more different. (BTW, heat the plastic slowly until it get brittle. Recover the blade by immediately gluing it to a pencil with anything sticky. Wrap it tight with thread.)
He's holding his breath. Just like sprinting, you take a big breath at the start and then don't waste any more energy changing your lungs and diaphragm.
that should have been "(a knife, a baseball bat, or a gun)". Thank you for pointing that out.
Check out Tim Faust or Avi Kaplan.