Utah inmate tries to escape with ‘bomb’ made from toilet paper rolls, headphone wires and eraser

October 7th, 2009 Inmate tries daring escape with newspaper, raisinsMADISON, Wis. — State prison officials said an inmate is in solitary after he tried to escape from Columbia Correctional Institution.

September 16th, 2009 Guards watch Ohio inmate after execution delayLUCASVILLE, Ohio — A condemned inmate whose execution was stopped because of problems finding a usable vein will remain at the maximum security prison where death row inmates usually are held for a day before being put to death. Ohio prisons spokeswoman Julie Walburn says inmate Romell Broom has been placed in a cell in the infirmary at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville and will remain there over the next week.

August 24th, 2009 Man gets glued to toilet seat at Australian mallCAIRNS, Australia — A man who used a public toilet in a shopping mall was taken to a hospital to have the toilet seat removed from his backside after someone smeared it with glue in what an official condemned Monday as a sick joke. Police urged possible witnesses to come forward after the 58-year-old man was humiliated in the northeastern city of Cairns by the prank.

August 14th, 2009 Ark. guard denies death-row sex allegationLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas prison spokeswoman says allegations that a death-row guard had a romantic relationship with an inmate were determined to be "unfounded." The guard, Danita Williams, denied Thursday the claims that the inmate committed a sexual act in her presence and passed her love letters.

August 10th, 2009 Ark. lawmakers walk path of prison escapeesVARNER, Ark. —Lawmakers retraced the steps of two convicted murders who escaped an Arkansas prison wearing guard uniforms, questioning corrections officials Monday over a perceived culture of complacency at the state's lockups.

August 8th, 2009 Obese TX inmate hides gun in his flabs of fatHOUSTON —An obese inmate in Texas has been charged after officials learned he had a gun hidden under flabs of his own flesh. Twenty-five-year-old George Vera was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility after he told a guard at the Harris County Jail about the unloaded 9mm pistol.

August 8th, 2009 Obese Texas inmate hides gun in his flabs of fatHOUSTON —An obese inmate in Texas has been charged after officials learned he had a gun hidden under flabs of his own flesh. Twenty-five-year-old George Vera was charged with possession of a firearm in a correctional facility after he told a guard at the Harris County Jail about the unloaded 9mm pistol.

August 7th, 2009 Luxury resort offers $19 room _ minus bedSAN DIEGO —A luxury resort in San Diego is offering rooms for $19 a night — if you don't mind sleeping in a tent. The Rancho Bernardo Inn boasts three pools, a spa and golf course.

August 6th, 2009 Charges against ex-Tenn. prison guard dismissedKINGSTON, Tenn.

August 5th, 2009 Fla. deputy shoots, kills inmate trying to escapePALATKA, Fla. — Officials in Florida say a corrections officer shot and killed an inmate who tried to escape from jail by climbing a razor wire fence.

July 1st, 2009 Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paperNEW YORK — If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task — while saving you cash. The recently launched Alice.com lets people buy all manner of necessities from different manufacturers.

June 25th, 2009 Inmate uses toilet paper cardboard to escape cellCOLUMBIA, Mo. — Columbia police have captured an inmate who allegedly escaped from the Howard County jail using a cardboard toilet paper holder.

May 5th, 2009 School janitor cleans out NYC coffers, fined $20KNEW YORK — A New York City high school janitor who used city money to buy himself thousands of dollars worth of household goods including toilet paper and soap has been fined $20,000. The city's Conflicts of Interest Board said Monday the fine on Gerard O'Brien is the highest it's ever imposed.

March 21st, 2009 LONDON - Supermodel Kate Moss got angry when she had to wait outside a ladies toilet at Voldstead in London. 'She barged into the ladies and when she realised there were no cubicles free she started kicking one of the doors, shouting: 'Hurry up or I'll kick the f***ing door down.' The female toilet attendant told her to calm down and offered her some tissue paper to use when it was her turn, but Kate threw it back at her, saying, 'I don't want any of your skanky toilet roll',' thesun.co.uk quoted a source as saying.

March 4th, 2009 GENEVA - Rolls-Royce is previewing the 200EX concept at the Geneva Motor Show which is widely expected to be the new 'Baby Rolls' production model scheduled for 2010. Teaser images show a more streamlined body than the big Rolls-Royce Phantom with a neat grille, narrow LED headlamps, chromed door handles, a prominent C-pillar and seven-spoke 20-inch wheels.