30 Bizarre Things That Were Made in Prison

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A grill that someone made out of an old coffee can. It's believed that this was used to distill prison alcohol.

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A prison wrench made out of a piece of wood, a couple of screws, and a washer.

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This is one of the paper mache heads used in the 1962 Alcatraz escape attempt by Frank Morris, and John and Clarence Anglin. It was used to trick guards into thinking that they were still asleep in bed while they were climbing through the walls and into the history books.

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The Anglin Brothers and Frank Morris (famous for their attempted escape from Alcatraz in 1962) made this drill out of a vacuum cleaner motor. This is what they used to break holes in the walls of their cells.

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Also from Alcatraz, this spoon was made into a key. It's believed that this was possibly made using machine tools in the prison workshop. Guards typically covered their keys with metal sleeves so prisoners couldn't memorize their patterns and recreate them.

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While the transmitter was likely smuggled in from the outside, the hiding place is 100% prison-made.

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This cute teddy bear figurine was created using a spoon and painted with various items found inside the prison.

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This is a prison-made immersion heater that was likely created to distill prison alcohol.

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This cribbage board was created by a prisoner and presented to a chef at Alcatraz as a sign of appreciation. The cribbage pegs were fashioned from toothbrush handles.

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This is the actual wooden gun that John Dillinger famously used to escape from the Crown Point, Indiana jail. It sold for $19,000 at auction.

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Two picture frames made out of chip bags.

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This prison-made pistol was made out of scrap found around the prison machine rooms.

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This piece of abstract art was made from pieces of a broken lunch box, prison rice and red pepper paste, and soy sauce.

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Prison-made fleshlights. Enough said.

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A box made out of chip bags, bedsheets and cardboard.

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A gun made from an old stapler that fires .22 rounds.

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A terrifying looking shank made in the metal shop out of bolts and a threaded rod.

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Shank made from a spoon and thread.

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A grappling hook made out of springs from a bed.

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Prison-made sculptures made out of soap.

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A saw made out of sheet metal, some twine, and a dowel of wood.

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This lamp made from popsicle sticks while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary.

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A ‘stick and pin’ tattoo gun.

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Abandoned chess board.

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A prisoner painted his interpretation of the prison system.

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A tattoo gun improvised by a prisoner.

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A “butt” doll used for *ahem* relief.

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Gun made of scrap pieces.

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A dildo made out of Jolly Ranchers.

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This art was made out of toilet paper by female inmates.

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Playing dice made out of toilet paper.