A 16-year-old from London, who spent the past three years making nearly $500,000 passing himself off as a business tycoon, may now face jail time. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Not too bright this kid. picked by Proverb 10 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

A teen ran away from home and lied to authorities in order to be sent to jail. picked by princess2408 2 months ago

OK this guy is entitled to $360,000 for being in jail for 18 years wrongly. Naturally then, someone else figures 5 months is worth $10 million. picked by Moe 12 months ago

Don't want to pay your bill? You could end up working in the kitchen of a local jail for the day. picked by Skid 2 years 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 3 months ago

A divided appeals court Wednesday overturned the conviction and death sentence of a man condemned for killing and beheading his common-law wife's three children, because statements from his common-law wife, Angela Camacho, erroneously were allowed into evidence. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Anonymously submitted stories, each no longer than one sentence. From the banal ( I recently had some Beefaroni that was completely devoid of beef ) to the poetically sad ( He would kiss my forehead and move my hair from my eyes in a way that will be forever with me even though he is gone. ) to the depressing ( I went to the doctor to find out why I had cold that wouldn't go away and a cut that ... read full post picked by pocksucket 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

A 27-year-old Washington DC quadriplegic man was sentenced to ten days in jail for a minor marijuana charge and died during his stay because he was denied medical treatment. picked by punthe 1 year 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 5 months ago

A 15-YEAR-old girl was put in a Brazilian jail cell with more than 20 men, and for a month was raped relentlessly and forced to have sex for food, human rights groups say. picked by 2manyusernames 9 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