They say necessity is the mother of invention; well, so is time to kill. And few classes of people, aside from maybe soldiers, know
how to kill time without a hilarious website to keep them entertained. Down below are 30 prime examples of the
kind of creativity that can be unleashed when idle hands are stuck behind bars.
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Flashlight Made By Prisoner
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This Water Heater Made In Prison
4
“Lady”, An Electric Guitar Built Illegally By An Inmate In A Pennsylvania State Prison
5
The Paper Mache Heads Made By Frank Morris, John Anglin And Clarence Anglin When They Escaped Alcatraz Prison
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These Are The Best Chess Figures I Have Ever Seen And These Were Made In Prison
7
Model Of Hms St George Made By Pows Of The Seven Years War
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Inmates Bug The Guards’ Rooms With “Bugs” To Listen For Cell Shakedowns
10
Prison Lamp Made From Popsicle Sticks
12
Asian Prison Art Made By Liv Bao Jin, A Chinese Refugee, Made And Sold To Pay Legal Bills, 1993
13
A Tattoo Gun Made In Prison. Functions Off Of Vibration. This One Is Powered By An Electric Toothbrush Motor
15
Cigarette Lighter Made In Prison
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A Way Prisoners Make Rose's For Their Loved Ones Made Of Jolly Ranchers
18
DIY Dumbbell Made Of Old Battery’s Crafted In Jail
19
19th Century Carved Bone Prison Ring, Made In Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia
20
Hotplate Made From A Brick
21
Prison Made Celluloid Bakelite Ring, Gifted To A Prison Guard, 1930s Ww2
22
Prison Made Harley Motorcycle Sculpture
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Made Out Of Rolled Paper, Cardboard, Craft Paint, Bed Sheets, And Floor Wax (Clear Coat)
24
Fake Gun Used In Prison Escape
25
Water Powered Tattoo Gun
26
19th Century Prison Made Bone Corpus Christi
27
“The Cross” Created By A Woven Winston Packaging And Made At The Louisiana State In Penitentiary, Angola
28
A Canteen Radio Made By Pow Brian Hitchison From A Ww2 Prison Camp
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Prison Made Cooking Device, Made By Prisoners Of War In Germany, Ww2
30
Literal Prison Wallet. Made By East Tn Inmates 4 Years Ago
