A cabdriver who dropped off a baby at a firehouse, claiming someone had left her in his car, was arrested Saturday and charged with making up the tale to help an overwhelmed family abandon the child. picked by doggylives 5 months ago

A Roman Catholic priest who had sex with two inmates while working as a chaplain at a women's prison was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison.

Couldn't help but read the priest's name as Inmate picked by barwench 3 months ago

The prison governor insists that their new skills will not be put to use for escape bids – because the jail walls are 20ft high and topped with razor wire. Commented taxi driver Mike Lee, "Next they will be teaching them rock climbing and ladder making." picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

"We couldn't let such a nice prison burn down," Ronny Stenberg said.

I would imagine this quote was taken just before his fellow inmates kicked his @ss. picked by proverb 9 months ago

Police said inmates used pancake batter and toothpaste to cover a hole they made to allow a female inmate to slide into the next cell and join a male inmate. Now steel plates are being added to the Missouri jail's interior walls. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Opacity documents the compelling beauty in the decay of the abandoned; frozen steps on the inevitable path towards entropy in urban environments.

What was once familiar rapidly becomes alien when left alone, as these galleries show. picked by Pocksucket 6 months ago

Explore abandoned buildings from across the US.

This hotel in ohio was pretty cool.

This abandoned military base is one town over from me.

What's near you? picked by dOntEAtpOOp 5 months ago

Amazing abandoned cities from around the world with fantastic images, links and videos! picked by derami 11 months ago

A 16-year-old tourist from Pennsylvania fell 1,000 feet to his death at an abandoned mine in central Mexico. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

California has decided to sanction gay sex within prison walls for the first time by allowing inmates to have conjugal visits with registered same-sex domestic partners. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The global food and fuel crisis is resulting in more than just people going hungry. Rising grain and gas prices, as well as the closure of American slaughterhouses, have contributed to a virtual stampede of horses being abandoned — some starving — and turned loose into the deserts and plains of the West to die cruel and lonesome deaths. picked by dollyllama 2 months ago

Prison officials see nutraloaf as a tool for behavior modification. picked by indisguise 4 months ago

Two inmates in a smoke free prison held a guard hostage for a pack of smokes. Once they were given the cigarettes, the two quietly slipped back to their cell and locked themselves in. - thanks for the pic Hoosker! ;) picked by Browntrout 1 year ago

Faced with a prison population aging as rapidly as the rest of the country, Japan is to build new jails with disabled access, including elevators, slopes for wheelchairs and grab-bars in toilets and baths. picked by muppet 7 months ago

Eight Prison guards have been fired for prisoner abuse that includes forcing the inmates to clean toilets with their tongues. These "guards" better hope they don't end up in prison (on the other side of the bars)! picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

Authorities in Mexico City on Wednesday captured the second of two inmates who made a daring escape last month from a New Jersey jail, a U.S. marshal said. picked by wags273 7 months ago

As of October 1st, anyone caught doing 30mph over the speed limit in Florida faces vehicle confiscation, five to ten years in prison and a ten-year license suspension. Bill HB 137, which was signed into law earlier today, was originally targeted at motorcyclists, but was amended at the last minute to include all vehicles. picked by mutil8or 4 months ago

Three inmates at a medium-security prison saved a female correctional officer who was being attacked by a convicted sex offender. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Straight from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the page documents the last words of death row inmates about to be executed.

Nothing overly disturbing, but fascinating to read. picked by Boomshank 2 years ago

This article includes some strong views that may be surprising and challenging. We have chosen to publish it because we believe prisoners have a right to seek interaction with those outside the prison walls. We also believe there are many innocent men and women in prison who are wrongly convicted of sex offenses. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago