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Come home to a pink jail cell with teddy bear accents.

That was what Dallas County Sheriff Mike Rackley might have said to the inmates who had burned and vandalized the interior of their cells. Returning inmates discovered they’re not only suddenly uber-metrosexual, they’re actually bordering on fabulous gayness. Or maybe I’m wrong.

“Basically, if they are going to act like children and commit a childish act, then we’ll make a childish atmosphere,” he said. “And it’s a calming thing — Teddy bears are soothing. So we made it like a day care, and that’s kind of like what it is, a day care for adults who can’t control their behavior in public.”

“How do you feel tough in a pink atmosphere?” he asked.

Researchers have documented that certain colors evoke emotional and physical responses.

“It’s certainly viable,” said Mike Carlie, a professor of criminology at Missouri State University. “There have been positive findings that show that certain colors stimulate and excite, and other colors, I guess you would say ‘soothe the soul.’”

Next you’d expect they’d be serving bonbons and cotton candy at the cafeteria, which the inmates could slather on one another’s bodies in joyful abandon.
via THE STATE

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