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 8 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 5 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 11 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 12 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

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 4 months ago

The newborn, abandoned by her 14 year old mother, was kept warm by La China when she picked the baby up and brought him to her puppies during the cold night. picked by suebe 2 months 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 9 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 8 months ago

Amazing abandoned cities from around the world with fantastic images, links and videos! picked by derami 1 year 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

Both being creepy, and fascinating at the same time, a list of 20 abandoned places with pictures. picked by funkfrost 3 months 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

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 9 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

Prison officials see nutraloaf as a tool for behavior modification. picked by indisguise 7 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 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 9 months ago

The world's first ecological prison gives its inmates the possibility to live in healthy environment and stay positive. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing the early release of more than 20,000 low-risk prison inmates as a way to save money amid a worsening budget crisis. picked by maxriter 10 months ago