35 Amazing Items Invented Behind Bars
Nathan Johnson
Published
10/23/2021
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ftw
They say necessity is the mother of invention -- and that idle hands are the devil's playthings. Well, the only thing devilish about these jailhouse inventions is, really, their insane genius. Give a human being enough time to sit and observe what they have around them, and they'll see otherwise invisible opportunities materialize out of the ether.
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Literal Prison Wallet. Made by east TN inmates. -
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19th Century Carved Bone Prison Ring, Made in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia -
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1970s Prison Made Japanese Kokeshi Doll -
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A crucifix made from bone. -
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Radio made in prison. -
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Carved Skull Beads made by a Napoleonic Prisoner of War. -
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Prison art from Huntsville, Texas -
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A canteen radio made by POW Brian Hitchison from a WW2 prison camp. -
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Interlocking Heart of Playing Cards, made by a Florida DOC prisoner. -
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Prison Made Mermaid Soap Sculpture. -
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9 1/2″ Sabre Tooth Tiger Made in Folsom Prison -
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1943 Colorado State Penitentiary prison art pyrography box -
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Prison Made Cooking Device, Made by Prisoners of War in Germany, WW2 -
14.
Prison Made KOOL Cigarette Purse, Clutch and Case made from Folded Cigarette Packs. -
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A guy was sent to lockup and I was tasked with cleaning his cell. I found this recipe for a prison spread left behind in his locker. -
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Hotplate made from a brick. -
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Some Soap Sculptures from the 1950s. -
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Cellphone Chargers -
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Water powered tattoo gun. -
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German Prisoner of War Made Trench Art Box, US Camp #16, France, 1945 WW2. -
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Smoking Pipe made in Prison. -
22.
Chess pieces and board from an abandoned prison in NY. -
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“The cross” created by a woven Winston packaging and made at the Louisiana State in Penitentiary, Angola. -
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Toy Dachshund Made by a Prisoner of War in Bristol, Gifted to a Family Near the Prison, WW2 -
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Pruno; Wine made in prison using fruit and yeast from bread. This bag was found inside the base of a sink in a prisoner’s cell. -
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Fake gun used in prison escape. -
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Prison Made Candle -
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This wrench made to unscrew windows to escape. -
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A set of Dice made from Ibuprofen. -
30.
Mini tattoo gun. -
31.
Embroidered Belt made by a Prisoner of War, WW1. -
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Prison glue, not toothpaste. -
33.
Just read the text on the sign, title is unnecessary. -
34.
Paper bundle used as dumbbell from Texas prison. -
35.
Toilet paper, toothpick and toothpaste chess pieces.
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