Did you know that striped zebra clothing made a comeback in American prisons?
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In an October 1, 2000, story the New York Times wrote: "Dozens of county sheriffs, in states as diverse as Texas, Indiana, Nebraska, Florida and Maine, are putting their inmates back in stripes. The Mississippi Department of Corrections has been using striped trousers for more than five years (green-on-white for minimum-security convicts, black for medium, and red for maximum). The zebra look has even arrived in juvenile detention centers in Massachusetts and Missouri."
Read more at the New York Times.
Northwestern professor Jack Levin was quoted in Prison Chic," a July 5, 2001, story in the St. Petersburg Times:
"You can trace the punitive mood of a nation by the uniforms it makes its inmates wear," Jack Levin said from Boston. Levin is a professor of sociology and criminology at Northeastern University.
"Right now, Americans are in a very punitive mood," he said. "Prison wardens and sheriffs around the country are doing some sadistic things."
Read more at the St. Pete Times.
More stories about zebra clothing making a comeback in prisons:
Associated Press: Prison stripes make comeback
Cartoonstock's mostly un-funny strips involving prison garb
