A prisoner serving a sentence in Monmouthshire, Wales has been found to be in possession of an extensive arsenal of bladed weapons. The thing is, they’re all fake. All made out of matchsticks. And some are based on the weapons of the Final Fantasy universe. More »
Anyone old enough to remember Marv Albert on NBC calling a James Scott bout live from Rahway State Prison will want to pay attention to this, the bareknuckle jailhouse fight within the “Champion Mode” of Fight Night Champion. More »
The Sunday Times reports of a plan by the Scottish prison system to raise “literacy” and “numeracy” skills among its prison population by giving the inmates access to Nintendo DS systems. More »
Reports surfaced that inmates in HMP Rye Hill, Warwickshire prison had their PS3 consoles “outlawed”. Thing is, there have never been PS3s in this correctional institution. More »
The Telegraph reports, somewhat breathlessly, that “foreign criminals” are being given Nintendo Wii and plasma televisions to while away their time as they await deportation.
The detainees of Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in Berhshire “enjoy computer games, five-aside football with cash prizes and televisions in every cell.”
“Some detainees have Nintendo Wiis. If the consoles go wrong staff are sent to the nearest Argos to pick up a replacement.
So that’s where all of those Wii are going.
Foreign criminals’ Nintendo Wiis and 5-a-side [Telegraph]
Previously we covered the inmates at Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines. But it was dark, so hard to tell whether they were actually dancing or trying to escape. Recently, a version in living colour has popped up on the internet. The three dancers in the front have ribbons around their necks which are supposed to be like the ones the anime characters wear. The colour clip really shows the world one thing: This is what musicals in hell look like. So remember kids, don’t get locked up in Philippine prisons. They’ll make you do things. Bad things. Like dance and wear ribbons.
Thanks, Brian! More »
