By Drew Johnson
Corrections1 Editor
Having to pick just 12 of the weirdest corrections news stories from 2010 may have been the hardest thing I’ve done in a long time.
There were so many strange news stories in 2010 that choosing just 12 doesn’t do justice to the cornucopia of weird stuff that happened in corrections this past year. Be sure to check out the Weird News topic page to drink in the full glory of the past year’s weird news.
Enjoy rereading these top 12 stories (in chronological order) and, if you have a favorite that I didn’t mention, be sure to post a link to it in the comments section.
1. Man jailed after caught at airport with 44 lizards in his pants
2. Wash. jail intercepts a melon full of drugs
3. Woman assaults prison officer with breast milk
4. Pa. dad left pot in kindergartner’s Elmo bag
5. Man dressed as ‘Snoopy’ tries to break into UK prison
6. Blonde, pony-tailed burglar found bed just right
7. Colo. woman who taped dog to fridge gets 30 days
8. ND inmate swallows another prisoner’s glasses
9. Colo. inmates escape jail, buy meth, return to cells
10. Man, 73, rides lawnmower to spring dog from kennel
11. Wis. man could face 10 years in prison for shooting TV over Palin dance