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SHOTGUN
made from iron bedposts; charge made of pieces of lead from curtain tape and match-heads,
to be ignited by AA batteries and a broken light bulb. On May 21, 1984 two inmates of
a prison in Celle, Germany, took a jailer as a hostage, showed off their fire power by letting go at
a pane of bullet-proof glass, and escaped by car.
THE CLASSIC
Makeshift rope in the classic style, made from bedsheets and
dish towels; length: 16 meters. On May 2, 1998 two inmates
used it in a failed attempt to escape from the 6th floor of
‘Santa Fu’ jail in Hamburg, Germany.
One of the men fell, the other made it to the roof of the main
gate where he was spotted by a surveillance camera.
IMMERSION HEATER
made from razor blades; found in a cell in ‘Santa Fu’ jail in Hamburg, Germany. Jailbirdsuse these tools to distil alcoholic
beverages forbidden in prisons. Your typical inmate’s moonshine still includes a plastic can containing fermented fruit mash
or juice, an immersion coil of some sort, a rubber hose, and a plastic receptacle for the booze.
LADDER
made of steel rails frombookshelves. On October 10, 1994, inmates
Gerhard Polak and Raimund Albert used this ladder during
their successful escape from ‘Santa Fu’ prison in Hamburg, Germany.
KNUCKLEDUSTER
with padded handle, made from a rasp that
was presumably stolen from a prison workshop.
The weapon was found in a cell in the prison of
Wolfenbüttel, Germany, sometime around 1993.
RADIO TRANSMITTER / BUG
made of radio recorder parts by an inmate of Wolfenbüttel prison, Germany (battery is missing).
Prisoners occasionally manage to install gizmos like this one in guard-rooms to be prepared for
upcoming cell searches. Also suitable as a means of cell-to-cell communication among
inmates. A standard radio serves as a receiver.
STOVE / GRILL / TOASTER
An inmate of Ludwigsburg prison, Germany, botched together this multi-purpose tool from wire,
a broken heating rod and sometin foil. It
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