In dieser Folge schauen wir uns Weihnachten im Gefängnis an. Wie wird dort gefeiert? Wird dort überhaupt gefeiert? Was gibt es dort zu essen? Und wie fühlen sich Personen, die inhaftiert sind an Weihnachten?

Timestamps:

00:00 - 05:42: Intro und Einleitung

05:42 - 22:42: Das Weihnachten von Tony in kalifornischen Staatsgefängnissen

22:42 - 34:30: Die 26 einsame Weihnachten von Edwin Rubis in Kentucky im FCI Ashland

34:30 - 48:37: Prison Break an Weihnachten. Der Ausbruch aus dem Cocke County Jail in Tennessee

Quellen:

ABC News (2016) Final inmate caught after 6 escape Tennessee jail by removing toilet, ABC News, 28 December. Available at: https://www.abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-inmate-run-escape-tennessee-jail-removing-toilet/story?id=44414456 (Accessed: 23 December 2025).

BlackSportsOnline (2016) How six inmates pulled off a Michael Scofield style prison break on Christmas (Video), BlackSportsOnline, 27 December. Available at: https://blacksportsonline.com/2016/12/how-six-inmates-pulled-off-a-michael-scofield-style-prison-break-on-christmas-video/?utm_source=chatgpt.com (Accessed: 23 December 2025).

Bureau of Prisons (n.d.) Inmate locator, U.S. Department of Justice. Available at: https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/byname.jsp#inmate_results (Accessed: 23 December 2025).

Cocke County Sheriff (n.d.) Jail information, Cocke County Sheriff. Available at: https://www.cockecountysheriff.com/jail/ (Accessed: 23 December 2025).

Prison Journalism Project (2024) Why that Christmas feast in prison mattered so much, Prison Journalism Project, 18 December. Available at: https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/12/18/what-we-ate-on-christmas-in-prison/ (Accessed: 23 December 2025).

Project Mission Green (n.d.) Edwin Rubis, Project Mission Green. Available at: https://www.projectmissiongreen.org/edwin-rubis (Accessed: 23 December 2025).

Rethink Mental Illness (2023) ‘I’m 267 miles away from home’ – Robert’s story, Rethink Mental Illness, 11 December. Available at: https://www.rethink.org/news-and-stories/blogs/2023/12/i-m-267-miles-away-from-home-roberts-story/ (Accessed: 23 December 2025). 

Truthout (n.d.) I’ve spent 26 Christmases in prison, and not one has been merry, Truthout. Available at: https://truthout.org/articles/ive-spent-26-christmases-in-prison-and-not-one-has-been-merry/ (Accessed: 23 December 2025). 

YouTube (n.d.) How Six Inmates Pulled Off a Michael Scofield Style Prison Break on Christmas [online video]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Ig33jctXs (Accessed: 23 December 2025).