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Sick but True: GA Jail Painted Pink, Jumpsuits and Handcuffs Pink

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

GA jail goes pink Posted: Nov 27, 2009 11:50 AM EST BEN HILL CO, GA (NBC) - Georgia's Ben Hill County jail is getting a new look, and most inmates won't be thrilled. The Sheriff is painting the entire jail bright pink. Pure Pepto Bismol Pink will cover every wall inside the jail. "We are also going to have pink shower shoes, pink wash clothes, pink towels, pink sheets and pink blankets," said jail administrator Martin Hough. But why so much pink? The Sheriff says there are plenty of reasons. "Our goal here is not to just have a calming effect on all of the inmates but to make them not want to come back to the Ben Hill County Jail," said Sheriff Bobby McLemore. Its been six years since the jail was painted so most cells are overloaded with graffiti...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on November 30, 2009 (boomark / email).