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Life Inside April 20, 2017
I Paid for a Fancy Jail. The Alternative Was Terrifying.
One ex-inmate’s view of a comfy 6-month stay.
By Luicci Nader, as told to Alysia Santo
Sgt. Steve Bowles of the Seal Beach Detention Center in Seal Beach, Calif., gives a tour of a jail dorm where pay-to-stay participants can watch television.
Feature March 9, 2017
Afraid of Jail? Buy an Upgrade
How California’s pay-to-stay jails create a two-tiered justice system.
By Alysia Santo, Victoria Kim
and Anna Flagg
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