COVINGTON, Ky. - In a town where Cincinnati Bengals fans are plentiful, jail officials in one northern Kentucky county think orange jumpsuits may not be the best for making inmates stand out in a crowd.
That's why this year, prisoners will be wearing pink. Hot pink. Kenton County chief deputy jailer Col. Scott Colvin says he was looking out his office window toward Paul Brown Stadium and noticed all the Bengals fans dressed in orange. He told The Kentucky Enquirer that if an inmate escaped, he might easily blend in with the crowd.
Jailer Terry Carl approved the switch. The jail buys new jumpsuits every year anyway, and the cost is the same, no matter the color.
The jail replaced the orange jumpsuits on Friday.
That's why this year, prisoners will be wearing pink. Hot pink. Kenton County chief deputy jailer Col. Scott Colvin says he was looking out his office window toward Paul Brown Stadium and noticed all the Bengals fans dressed in orange. He told The Kentucky Enquirer that if an inmate escaped, he might easily blend in with the crowd.
Jailer Terry Carl approved the switch. The jail buys new jumpsuits every year anyway, and the cost is the same, no matter the color.
The jail replaced the orange jumpsuits on Friday.
