A little girl in California had her lemonade stand shut down by cops. Between this and all the 7-year-olds stealing cars these days, I think it is clear: we're gonna need a smaller jail!   Read Story »

"Mistakes build character, and character takes you places money cain't. Jail, for example." I will tell you this: if I was sentenced to a year in jail, none of the things that I did in the weeks…   Read Story »

Here's some raw footage that the AP released yesterday of an inmate in a New Mexico jail "escaping through a small door leading to a plumber's chute." Supposedly. Eight inmates escaped Sunday, and…   Read Story »

In CASTING NEWS today, it's been confirmed that Nicolas Cage will be starring in a movie called Scared Straight, which has, quite easily, the most hilarious premise for any movie ever. From the…   Read Story »

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Big Mac, because that's a thing that needs celebrating, McDonald's teamed up with MySpace to host a contest in which people who loved Big Macs can create…   Read Story »

Boing Boing wrote about a news story today in which two teenagers were found guilty of playing a "fire in the hole" prank in which they pulled up to a fast food drive thru window, ordered a large…   Read Story »

The cinderblock walls were painted in a light, medicinal green. Everything was low-key, and sickly. Niko Bellic gripped the bars to his cell and stared out into the middle distance. He thought of his…   Read Story »