Art and doodles left by prisoners at Wisconsin jail

The Jail Finds Flickr set consists of scanned items left behind by prisoners at Wisconsin jail. The materials range from the banal and profane to the moving to the hilarious (these horses made me smile). Jumbledpile, a volunteer at the jail who maintains the group, notes, "A little context: these come from a county jail, not a state prison – a very important distinction. Most inmates (approx. 75%) are short-term 'holds.' They're there awaiting trial (meaning they couldn't afford bail); on probation violations; or are federal prisoners being shuffled around the system. About 1/4 are women and 1/3 are minorities. The vast majority stay less than 30 days."

You can support the prisoners by buying items from the prison library's Amazon Wish List.

Jail finds

(via Kottke)