Prisoners returning to a jail damaged in a failed breakout attempt will find a radically new decor - pink with blue teddy bear accents.
Dallas County Sheriff Mike Rackley said he decided on the colour scheme as part of extensive repairs necessary after inmates set a fire and vandalized the interior on Oct. 8.
"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 daycare and that's kind of like what it is, a day care for adults who can't control their behaviour in public."
Eight inmates already have been returned to the jail, but they are confined to their cells 23 hours a day because of the construction and are "a little testy" because of the restrictions.
Completely unrelated, here's a teddy pyramid.
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