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 3 months ago

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 2 months ago

Officials say visitors to a southwest Ohio jail can't wear plunging necklines, Spandex or see-through garb. The Hamilton County jail said the new dress code also requires guests to wears shirts, shoes and underwear.

Errrr, right. picked by doggylives 3 months 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 12 months 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 7 months 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 5 months ago

City officials in Fort Pierce have sunk future voyages with a charter fishing service that offers topless woman aboard. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

Jail officials have denied a Des Moines, Iowa, woman's request to be locked up so she can force herself to quit smoking. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Two jail inmates used photos of bikini-clad women to hide holes they used to escape and left behind a thank-you note, signed with a smiley face, for a guard they claimed helped them. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A Wisconsin man convicted of having sexual contact with a dead deer has been sentenced to nine more months in jail.

Sounds like a real winner. picked by muppet 8 months ago

So... the whole circus around Hollywood's most spoiled brat takes a turn. When Paris Hilton fans set up a petition to keep her OUT of jail (which until now has about 3,000 signatures) there were others who set up a petition to make sure that she actually goes to jail. Unfortunately for Paris, this already got closer to 35,000 signatures.

Will Justice Finally Be Done? picked by marinuse 1 year ago

This sounds like a dream, doesn't it? Well, it's not. We have a unique opportunity right now to send Karl Rove to jail, but only if we take immediate action.
All we have to do is pressure the 40 members of the House Judiciary Committee, make them hold Rove in contempt and send him to jail. picked by TraumaMamma 1 month ago

Actress Michelle Rodriguez was sentenced on Wednesday to 180 days in a Los Angeles jail for violating her probation on previous drunken-driving and hit-and-run offenses. picked by punthe 11 months ago

The bailiff put her in the cell to await transport to jail, and she was forgotten. Because of heavy snow, few staff members were in the courthouse to hear her cries and pounding later Thursday or on Friday and through the weekend. picked by MandolinOrange 6 months ago

A woman who attempted to escape from jail in Sydney had to be rescued by police after she became stuck in an air conditioning duct, police said on Thursday. picked by pvisi111 3 months ago

The Pakistani government has released from jail an Indian man who had spent 35 years on death row.

Not a single visitor in that time! picked by topofall 6 months ago

Prisoners in a New Mexico county jail went on a rampage, breaking toilets and windows, after being told they would be allowed only one sausage at dinner. picked by mitzuzake 12 months ago

He figures it's easier to let the taxpayers cover his living expenses until he can collect social security at the end of his 3 yr sentence. Someone should have told him that jail is still, well, jail. picked by ybne1else 2 years ago

These guys posed as fake cops and then posted their stunts on Youtube. Now they are facing up to a year of jail time.
Didnt their mommys ever tell them that if they start using youtube they will end up in jail? picked by mgalpert 2 years ago

Rodent Performance Evaluation; a squirrel-fishing experiment designed by Harvard Engineers.

Personally, I think Human-Fishing in this manner would be more fun. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago