"Some inmates in Medford, Ore., are using toilets to communicate by clogging them, which fills the pipes with air, said Jim Warren, Jackson County (Ore.) jail commander. With the pipes filled with air, inmates can shout messages to one another.

"Deputies say some of the toilet talk is even male and female prisoners singing to one another. Warren calls the practice disgusting and says stuffing toilets allows raw sewage to flow onto the floor.