A manhunt is under way in western Germany for a convicted drug dealer who escaped by mailing himself out of jail. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A former prison secretary has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for having sex with an inmate she was supposed to be supervising, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office in the District of Colorado said Friday. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

Is a Nazi slogan still a Nazi slogan if it is uttered in English instead of German? Not necessarily -- at least according to Germany's Federal Court of Justice.

Using Nazi symbols and slogans is a punishable crime in Germany. But now neo-Nazis may have more leeway after a federal German court ruled that slogans are not illegal if they are translated into another language. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Armed police went into action in the German city of Wuppertal after a woman reported seeing a masked criminal -- but having rushed to the scene, they were surprised to find not a crook, but a large stuffed toy. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

German is famous for its long words—and today's youth are just as adept at creating new ones as their predecessors, to judge by a poll released Wednesday by the publishers of Langenscheidt dictionaries. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Boise Police and Ada County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man just released from prison for robbing a bank near the Boise Towne Square this afternoon. picked by muppet 2 years ago

A miserly German man left his girlfriend in prison rather than pay her approximately $330 fine. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A German motorist surprised by euro notes swirling in the air around her car hit the brakes and collected a "substantial amount of money" before turning it over to police. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Prison plans, blueprints, security codes and data stolen from French prison before even opening the place for inmates.
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It is not less hilarious just because it did not happen in Florida. picked by ThirdEye 9 months ago

This five star prison even includes a gym, indoor court and even your own cell comes with its own television. Prison of dreams for the criminals.

Un-fugging-believable picked by Doggylives 8 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 2 years ago

The charge was rape because prison inmates are, by law, incapable of consensual sex.

How did they decide that? picked by jhordie 7 months ago

A woman pleaded guilty to using a false ID badge to enter a corrections facility while posing as an attorney so she could have sex with an inmate picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Three hundred chickens died in panic early on Sunday when a drunken German teenager on a joyride crashed a van into their shed. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A German teenager accidentally climbed out of a fourth-floor window and fell 10 meters to the ground where he kept on sleeping, albeit with a broken arm and leg. picked by muppet 2 years ago

The Green Party, which has been leading a campaign for a more environmentally conscious, paper-free Germany, was outraged. What exactly were the country’s soldiers eating? picked by Proverb 2 years ago

A man who remained in prison for 18 years after being wrongly convicted of child rape was released Tuesday after new DNA testing cleared him of the crime. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A toddler whose remains were found inside a suitcase in Philadelphia in the spring was starved to death by members of a religious cult, including his mother, in part because he refused to say "amen" after meals picked by stinkobinko 1 year ago

Founded in 1997, Puppies Behind Bars is the brainchild of Gloria Gilbert Stoga, a New York woman who recognized that prison inmates would make excellent dog raisers. Prisoners have time, of course, but they also don't cost as much as professionals, who routinely charge $25,000 to train one animal.

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A San Mateo woman who advertised herself as a psychic was sentenced today to six years in prison for bilking an 85-year-old woman of more than $80,000 by claiming that both their husbands would die if the woman didn't hand over money. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago