Bean hole/Bean slot A bean hole — also known as a bean slot — is the metal opening in the prison cell door. It allows staffers to pass food trays to inmates without having to open the door.

Mental health staff speak to the men through a food slot in the steel doors, or a crack between the cell door and frame, the inmates said. The visits, which are often brief, are called “drive ...

Mental health staff speak to the men through a food slot in the steel doors, or a crack between the cell door and frame, the inmates said. The visits, which are often brief, are called "drive-bys ...