Pay jail
Pay jail is a jail cell upgrade for non-violent offenders in jail costing from $75 to $171 a night.[1]
Amenities
Inmates are allowed to bring an iPod, cellphone, or laptop in their cell or watch TV in the common room. Some may even get to leave during the day to go to work. Inmates are allowed to roam the prison campus (which are not necessarily fenced). Prisoners are safe from prison gangs and other dangerous prisoners. They may have their food delivered to their cell rather than going the jail's cafeteria or they may choose to enjoy meals brought by their families during visiting hours.
Paris Hilton reportedly said that she chose not to go to a "pay jail."[2]
References
Footnotes
- ^ Pay to stay jail Techyum March 2007 Archived 2009-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Paris Hilton Turns Down Pay Jail Option". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
Notations
- Clarence Page op ed regarding "pay jail" Chicago Tribune[dead link]
- Video about Pay Jails in CABrightcove TV Archived 2008-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Santa Anna California Archived 2008-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Torrance California Archived 2008-05-20 at the Wayback Machine