Can you sue a prison for food so bad you've lost more than 100 lbs.? Well, sure you can, but that doesn't mean you'll win. Take a look at weird prison news.
Not All Hot Items Are Stolen
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Prisoners at Tampa's minimum security lockup in Hillsborough are bottling their own hot sauce, made from peppers grown in the prison yard.
Don't Diss MJ
Merced County (Calif.) Sheriff's Dept.
How large does Micheal Jackson loom over America? In the days after the pop star's death, one inmate faces battery charges, after punching another who allegedly "disrespected" Jacko.
153 Times . . . And Counting
Rockingham County (Maine) Sheriff's Dept.
Just a year after he completing a one-year sentence for stealing a $199 can of beer, Paul Baldwin of Maine was back behind bars.
Toy Chopper
Brazilian prison officials have uncovered a plot to smuggle cell phones into a maximum security lockup using remote control helicopters. This comes just months after prisoners in Sorocaba were caught trying to smuggle phones via carrier pigeon.Juvie Porn Show
Palm Beach County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office
Palm Beach authorities say Robert Kijanka showed porn videos to inmates as young as 13 years old at a juvenile lockup, and followed some of those screenings by showing pictures of his wife in a bra and shorts.
Intimate Smuggling
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
A 20-year-old Kentucky woman is accused of trying to smuggle crack, marijuana and cash into a jail by hiding the items in her vagina.
Breaking Into Jail
How bad did Harry Jackson need a smoke? Georgia prison officials say he broke out of jail, stole 14 cartons of cigarettes, and was caught several hours later trying to sneak back into jail.
