Remember when those inmates in the Philippines danced Gangnam style? Or how about the allegedly gang-run prison in Idaho, which spawned two videos showing corrections officer and inmate confrontations? If not, here’s a refresher of the top 10 corrections videos of 2012.
| Ky. inmate tries to escape custody An inmate had a very creative way to try and escape his jailers after his court hearing.
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| In this video, Australian corrections officers confronted a prisoner who spat in the faces of one of the officers. Everyone involved plead guilty to assault. |
| Law firm representing inmates shows alleged ‘gang’ attack video An Idaho law firm representing eight inmates who contended a private prison is being run from the inside by gangs released videos and photos of an alleged attack. |
![]() | Inmate sucker punches attorney After hitting his attorney in court, this inmate earned himself some extra jail time. |
| Filipino prisoners dance to Gangnam Style How do you top dancing the Thriller? Well, these inmates proved that they weren’t one-hit wonders by recreating Psy’s “Gangnam Style” with their own orange-suited style. |
| Tenn. sheriff’s office uses ‘Stun-Cuff’ to keep inmates compliant Shelby County, Tenn.'s most violent inmates are now being kept in line with the use of a newly acquired device for compliance: the Stun-Cuff. |
| Demonstration of proper pat-down procedures The smuggling of a gun into Pa.'s Northampton County Prison was an eye opener for local law enforcement agencies to the need for rigorous training in proper pat-down techniques. |
| So, you want to be a corrections officer? Want to be a corrections officer? Watch this user uploaded video first. |
| Parody: LA county prison covers “Call Me Maybe” The Second City Network wrote, “COs at the LA County Prison decided to have some fun with the inmates and do a Carly Rae Jepsen cover.” |
| Gang leaders in Pelican Bay’s SHU The National Geographic Channel made a 10 minute long video about managing gang leaders in the Calif. Pelican Bay State Prison’s maximum security housing unit. |









