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7 surprising reasons people have gotten arrested on purpose

Mark Abadi   

7 surprising reasons people have gotten arrested on purpose
Law Order1 min read

Woman Lighting Cigarette

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One woman intentionally got arrested so she could quit smoking cigarettes in jail.

  • Most people don't ever want to set foot inside a jail.
  • But in rare cases, some people actually get arrested on purpose so they can go to jail.
  • Some of the more outlandish cases include a woman who wanted to quit smoking, and a man who simply wanted to find out what jail was like.


Most people try to avoid getting caught breaking the law.

But in some unusual cases, people go out of their way to get caught committing a crime, all because they want to go to jail.

Some of them saw jail as a way to get healthcare, or escape the cold. Others simply wanted to find out what jail was like, to name a few.

We've compiled seven cases in which people intentionally got arrested. Read on to find out why:

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