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Woman Tries To Sneak Husband Out of Mexican Prison in Suitcase

Amory Gritta — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:00:09 +0000

It began with a conjugal visit, and ended with a bold attempt at a prison break.

Nineteen-year-old Maria del Mar Arjona used the privacy of the conjugal visit room in a Mexican prison to stuff her common law husband Juan Ramirez Tijerina -- who is serving a 20-year sentence for a 2007 conviction for illegal weapons possession -- in a suitcase.

Man Robs Bank For $1 To Get Prison Healthcare [VIDEO]

Wendy Gould — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:00:20 +0000

Last week, James Verone walked into an RBC bank –sans gun – with a robbery plan. However, unlike most bank robbers, his plan did not involve walking out with loads of cash.

Instead, the 59-year-old North Carolina man actually wanted to be arrested so he’d have access to prison healthcare provided by the government.

Escaped Prisoner Caught When He Knocks on Guard's Door

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:30:08 +0000

There’s a reason men don’t like to ask for help.

A prisoner who escaped from the Olympic Corrections Center in Washington State was captured Wednesday after he knocked on the door of a resort cabin in the woods, only to find out a guard who works at the facility was renting it.

Inmates' Coloring Books Painted With Drugs [VIDEO]

Amory Gritta — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:00:33 +0000

Three inmates at the Cape May County Correctional Center in New Jersey wanted their drugs so badly, they used a children's coloring book to sneak them into their prison cells. We hate to give criminals so much credit, but the whole process was undeniably ingenious.

With the help of two civilians, the inmates painted numerous coloring books with what looked to be water color, but was actually a liquid version of a drug called Suboxone. They would have gotten away with it, but in February officers at the correction center were tipped off and began testing the books for drug substances.