Like surely they don’t allow prisoners to have razor blades right?
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I worked as social worker type role in minimum, medium, maximum, and solitary confinement (super max) units in Canada.
In minimum they are allowed to have a razor at all times in their housing unit.
In medium and maximum it is a specific inmates job to hand out the razors, mark off on a chart who gets them, and then go collect the razors and mark off who did not give it back on the chart. A guard would then verify and it is the inmate worker’s responsibility if the information does not match what it should. If the inmate worker reports someone did not give back their razor it will be investigated and most likely a search will be done. They are given access to the razor for a few hours.
In solitary, razors are handed out upon request at the start of a shower, and then immediately returned to the guard once the shower is completed. If the inmate has specific security concerns or mental health issues they will be watched during the shower anyway, but some extra precaution will be taken when they have a razor in their possession.
The razors themselves are made of small plastic handle and two very small thin blades
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