"'In every city and state I have visited, the jails have become the de facto mental institutions,' says Esteban Gonzalez, president of the American Jail Association, an organization for jail employees."
Jailvertisements Coming Soon to New York State
New York's Erie County Holding Center will be playing advertisements on a television screen in its holding cells, apparently in an effort to plug the hole created by upcoming budget cuts. Obviously, the HDTV won't be for ads only—it will also "publicize general information about parking, the jail's policies and more,"…
