Category: Prison
The Steri.
Historical graffiti discovered on the cell walls of an Italian prison used to jail and torture religious heretics during the Inquisition. (via)
Post date: Friday, June 16th, 2006.
Escapology 101.
British prison bans an inmate from reading books about magic. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, March 7th, 2006.
Good trade.
In exchange for early prison release, Pope John Paul’s would-be assassin offered go to Afghanistan, infiltrate al-Qaeda and capture Osama bin Laden. (via)
Post date: Thursday, January 19th, 2006.
Here lies BMW.
Ohio man buries his car to collect insurance.
Post date: Wednesday, January 18th, 2006.
Lockout.
Scottish inmates will be freed one weekend a month due to prison overcrowding.
Post date: Tuesday, January 17th, 2006.
Causing grievous hurt.
Indian man mistakenly held in prison for 54 years.
Post date: Wednesday, January 11th, 2006.
Naked Rambler Strikes Back.
Naked Rambler, the man who showed up to his public indecency trial naked, has violated his parole by not wearing any clothes as he walked out of prison.
Post date: Tuesday, January 10th, 2006.
Hot prospect.
California prisoner elected to school board.
Post date: Thursday, November 10th, 2005.
Deja vu.
Prisoner escapes after posing as his identical twin brother.
Post date: Monday, November 7th, 2005.
Sin city.
Bankrupt New Orleans may have to start releasing prisoners.
Post date: Friday, October 7th, 2005.
Tossed salad.
Inmates win vegetable growing competition at local fair.
Post date: Wednesday, September 7th, 2005.
Martial law.
Prisoners from the Orleans Parish Prison are staged on the highway as floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina cover the streets.
Post date: Tuesday, August 30th, 2005.
Too late.
Innocent maid criminally convicted and executed in 1945 posthumously pardoned in Georgia.
Post date: Tuesday, August 30th, 2005.
Book ‘em Dano.
Cow blamed for causing traffic accident is put behind bars in Colombia.
Post date: Monday, August 29th, 2005.
Hey Booboo.
Bear arrested and put behind bars in Russia for ‘begging’.
Post date: Thursday, August 25th, 2005.
Not armed or dangerous.
Radio station stunt that had three listeners dress like escaped inmates trying to hitch a ride backfired when dozens of ‘terrified’ motorists called 911.
Post date: Monday, August 15th, 2005.
Kick your butt.
Girlfriend beats up her boyfriend with his own leg. (via)
Post date: Monday, August 8th, 2005.
Love in the first degree.
Man pleads guilty to murder, marries bride in same courtroom.
Post date: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005.
Got poop?
Prison in Rwanda powers stoves with very natural gas. (via)
Post date: Thursday, July 21st, 2005.
You asked for it.
Man tells jury to give him life sentence. Instead gets 99 years for stealing a cell phone.
Post date: Wednesday, July 13th, 2005.
Diversify.
If you think the home market is booming, take a look at the penitentiary sector. (via)
Post date: Thursday, July 7th, 2005.
444, not 911.
Drunk man from Japan who repeatedly mistakes ambulance company for cab service has now been imprisoned.
Post date: Tuesday, July 5th, 2005.
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