Ten Interesting Facts About Prisoners You Probably Don't Know

 

1. In 1986 a French convict named Michel vaujour used oranges painted like grandes to escape prison via a helicopter which was piloted by his wife who took flight lessons solely for his escape.

2. In 2000,an inmate named Antonio Lara successfully used dental floss to cut through steel bars, escaping from his cell and kill his rival.

3. In 1995,an inmate named Robert Lee brock tried to sue himself for $5 million because he violated his own civil rights by getting arrested. He then asked the state to pay because he has no income in jail.

4. A group of inmates from a maximum security prison in new york once beat the Harvard debate team in a debate competition.

5. Thai prisoners are released early if they take part in special kick boxing matches against foreigners.

6. In 2013, a federal prison inmate named Gary Cole sued Taco Bell for stealing his Doritos taco idea.

7. An inmate named Eric trophy in oklahoma asked to add 3 years to his sentence to honor carry bird whose number is 33.

8. American captives in the Vietnam war would authenticate a new prisoners American identify by tapping the first five notes of "shares and a haircut" against a cell wall and waiting for the appropriate response.

9. Anthony Ray Stockelman

In 2006, an inmate named Anthony Ray stockleman who was imprisoned at an Indian prison was forcibly tattooed across his forehead with the words.

10. Eugene. V. Debs.                      

A prison inmate named Eugene. V. Debs received nearly one million votes during the 1920 presidential election.

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