Texas Jail Is Small, But In The Pink - Mason, TX
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The Mason County Jail is among the oldest working jails in the state. It has a capacity of five inmates — four males and a female.
Waymark Code: WMQ36B
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2015
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Inmates wear pink jumpsuits and pink slippers, and sleep in pink sheets. They were surrounded by pink bars and pink walls.
Sheriff Clint Low got the idea of pink jumpsuits from a sheriff in Arizona, Joe Arpaio, who bought pink boxers to keep inmates from stealing the underwear and other clothing.
Low decided to try the idea to deter inmates from ever wanting to spend more time in the Mason County Jail, which might be getting too old to operate.
In Mason, Low dyed the jumpsuits and slippers pink, and the color later bled to sheets, underwear and other articles during washings.
At the time of the article crime was down 70% in Mason.
Type of publication: Television
When was the article reported?: 10/10/2006
Publication: CBSNews
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How widespread was the article reported?: national
News Category: Crime
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