Dallas County Sheriff Mike Rackley said he hoped the new colour scheme will have a calming effect on the inmates whose cells will also feature blue teddy bears painted on the walls.
"There were several studies done by some universities and they have determined that pink is a soothing colour," Mr Rackley said.
"It's our hope that it will have the same effect on inmates."
So far, eight inmates have been returned to the facility located in a rural region and their only reaction was: "Now that is pink."
Rackley said a total 34 inmates, ranging from murderers and rapists to drug addicts and traffic violators, would be housed at the jail once its renovation was complete.
"I'm not necessarily a fan of the colour pink but we'll utilise anything that has been shown to work," he said.
"We are a daycare for adults and, basically, they are unable to curb their behaviour in the public so we have to house them here to curb their behaviour.
"I'm sure the pink colour will have a calming effect on them."
Does ANYONE think this will work?
This story is from AAP
From correspondents in Missouri
Originally published on November 10, 2006
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Also I noticed that "colour" was spelled with a U so this had to have been written by someone whose first language wasn't American. Hmmm....
Those guys have nothing to complain about.
I also saw a tv show with Joe Arpaio's prision. Here is his main link . The second link is a page on him at wikipedia.
http://www.mcso.org/
Joseph M. Arpaio (born June 14, 1932 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a law enforcement officer who is notable as the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. He has been called "America's toughest sheriff." He has a large number of vocal supporters for his toughness on crime and criminals, but many civil libertarians denounce him as a bully and a tyrant for his policies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Arpaio
I would not want to be in any PRISON...lol
BUT I must say, let alone the pink underwear & socks...the Az heat would be the icing on the cake, to keep me out of jail
IF I was the criminal type or not...ROFL