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Tour The IKEA-Like Prison Where Norway Gunman Could Land

Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Breivik could wind up doing time at Halden Fengsel, multiple news outlets claim, which calls itself a maximum-security prison, but looks more like a cross between an IKEA and college dorm.

September 10, 2010
Geek Out

Belgian Prison Metal Detectors Fail On ‘Pretty, Young Lawyers’

A Belgian jail’s metal detector falters whenever attractive lawyers visit, allegedly because it’s too sensitive to the underwire in bras. To ensure they’re not packing guns, the lawyers are then asked to remove their bras to enter the jail.

May 11, 2010
Mobile

How Inmates Ingeniously Sneak Mobile Phones Into Prisons

If you’re in prison and want to keep your dealing business alive, you need a mobile phone. But how do you get it through security? Baking loaves of bread, crossbowing over prison walls and, of course, the good old rectum.

March 1, 2010

If I Ever Get Sent To Jail, I Hope It’s To Norway’s Halden Prison

A new jail opens in Norway on the 1st of April, which is incredibly modern with Banksy-style street art everywhere, natural lighting courtesy of Philips, and even a music studio. It looks nicer than some people’s houses, needless to say.

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