From the Justice is not Quite Served department
Jean Gambell was 15 when she was accused of stealing 12 1/2 pence which carries about the same value as a U.S. quarter. The money was later found, but at that point she had already been sentenced under the 1890 Lunacy Act. After being diagnosed with a "feeble mind", she was transferred from mental institution to institution until at the age of 85 her brother finally found her, verified her story, and worked to get her released.

Her father tried for years to get her released, but failed because her paperwork had been mishandled. For more than 50 years her family thought that she was dead.

From the Read the Label departmentChanda Givens was given a presription for Materna, a prenatal vitamin, but her local Walgreens pharmacist gave her Matulane, a drug used to treat advanced Hodgkin's disease.

From the land down under
Authorities searched an area roughly 10 to 15 hectares (no idea how much land that is, but it sounds big) looking for a missing 3 year old boy. After a couple of hours of searching, they decided to re-check his house. Mom and Dad ended up being a little bit embarrassed.

From the Justice is Served Department
A 7 year old in New Jersey boy drew a picture of himself and his buddy. The stick figure picture included the boy shooting his friend with a water pistol. The school suspended him.