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People pay to spend night in jail

Bed was a steel bunk with a thin mattress. Overhead, a 40-watt bulb stayed lit through the night in each cell.

Bed was a steel bunk with a thin mattress. Overhead, a 40-watt bulb stayed lit through the night in each cell.


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Cole County in Jefferson City, Mo., charged $30 a night for anyone who volunteered to go behind bars on Friday or Saturday night so officials could give the new jail a test run before it opened for real this week, Reuters reports.

People from three states spent the night at the jail, including some lawyers and a couple celebrating their first anniversary. They were told to give up their jewelry, cell phones and other personal belongings.

They were booked and photographed and led into the jail cells. Bed was a steel bunk with a thin mattress. Overhead, a 40-watt bulb stayed lit through the night in each cell.

How about the food? Dinner Friday night included cheesy pasta with turkey bits and coffee cake.

There were small rewards for staying in the jail. Each guest got their booking photo as a souvenir and a T-shirt touting their night in the slammer. (点击路透社网站查看原文)

猎奇者花钱夜宿监狱

       据路透社报道,密苏里州杰斐逊城科尔县的一座新监狱下周将正式投入使用。为了进行试运转,该县号召志愿者在周五或周六晚上留宿狱中,每人每晚交30美元。

       共有三个州的人来监狱过夜,其中包括一些律师和一对庆祝结婚一周年的夫妇。他们被告知不得带着珠宝﹑手机以及其它私人物品入狱。

       登记拍照后,他们就被领进了牢房。牢房中有一张铁床,床上铺着薄薄的床垫,头顶上则是一盏彻夜长明的40瓦灯泡。

       吃的呢?据说,周五的晚餐有劣质的火鸡肉渣面和咖啡蛋糕。

       当然,这些住监狱的人也得到了一些小奖励——每位“房客”都可以领到自己的登记照以及一件可以拿来炫耀其监狱之夜的T恤衫作纪念。

(China.org.cn July 21, 2011)

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