Crawford County authorities say an inmate escaped the county jail and left behind a rose fashioned out of toilet paper because he felt sorry for breaking out.

How thoughtful. picked by Nicky666 1 year ago

Slender, dark-haired Karen Jane Matthew was brought into the downtown King County Jail around 1 a.m. on Sept. 16 last year after being arrested for selling rock cocaine on Aurora Avenue. Over the next 30 hours, the 51-year-old inmate with a long, mostly misdemeanor record, including drugs and prostitution, lost consciousness and split open her head in a fall; told a cellmate she was "dope sic... read full post picked by bingo 1 year ago

After a former inmate uses his orange jumpsuit as a Halloween costume, a nearby jail goes into lockdown. picked by Skid 3 years ago

An inmate awaiting trial on a murder charge is suing the county, complaining he has lost more than 100 pounds because of the jailhouse menu.

Theme pic is not him. picked by deEPCHill 2 years ago

Tafolla said the department will review its jail release procedures to figure out what went wrong. "We made an error," he said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Brock said when he was extradicted from Georgia and brought to the jail a year ago, he was wearing an older prosthetic leg, but had a new one with him. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

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

An ex-con, instead of breathing the air of freedom, slapped and kicked his way back into the Italian slammer to avoid loan sharks circling for payment. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Time served and well behaved, but maybe too old to change.

Edward Magenheimer, 70, was out of Westchester County jail for less than 24 hours when he was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing a luxury car left running outside a deli. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A jail in northern Texas has been closed and its nearly 60 inmates transferred as authorities investigate what they call dangerous conditions for jailers and those behind bars — including cells that locked from the inside or contained recliners. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Bet his buddies back in jail are more than happy to go to the dentist after hearing about this one. picked by muppet 2 years 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 2 years ago

A 32-year-old woman was sentenced to a month in the Middletown Jail Monday after she was arrested and charged with chasing children, blocking traffic and yelling at police - all while wearing a cow costume.

happy early halloween! picked by ybcool 1 year ago

Jerry Rosenberg was 72 and doing time for a botched 1962 stickup in Brooklyn that left two off-duty police officers dead. He served 46 years in jail. picked by suebe 6 months ago

"If they don't comply, they will be fined. They don't believe in the payment of fines, so they've already attested that they will go to jail in lieu of paying fines." picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

LAUREL, Md. - An inmate who escaped from a hospital Wednesday, briefly taking a worker hostage and stealing two getaway cars, was cornered hours later in a cemetery by police and killed in a shootout, authorities said.

...Killed in a cemetery, how convenient. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Officials want to know how a convicted felon escaped from a privately owned jail across the street from San Antonio police headquarters.

Nobody noticed he was gone for a full day -- and he remains at large. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

I work at the youth home near the county jail and tonight on my way home I saw the news trucks outside. Curious, I did a little research and found out what this creep is up to these days. picked by heymrp 2 years 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

To balance out this sin, presenting the top 21 reasons why Paris Hilton was sent home early from jail. picked by Gratheo 2 years ago