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 reputedly said that she chose not to go to a "pay jail."^[2]

References

Footnotes

^ Pay to stay jail Techyum March 2007^{[dead link]}
^ "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
Video about Pay Jails in CA Brightcove TV
Santa Anna California
Torrance California

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[1] Pay to stay jail Techyum March 2007^{[dead link]}

[2] "Paris Hilton Turns Down Pay Jail Option". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

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