Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
Prisons in Switzerland have been painted pink in an attempt to calm down aggressive inmates.
The new interior decoration, reportedly adopted by around 30 cells, is part of a project called 'Cool Down Pink'.
Psychologist Daniela Spath is very positive about the results of the project, saying "Anger levels can reduce in as little as 15 minutes, though we usually confine a convict to a pink cell for two hours.".
Prisons are not the only lucky benefactors of the face lift with some police stations also having the treatment.
Police in Bienne have four 'drunk tanks' used to hold those arrested for public drunkenness.
A police spokesman in the town said: "It really seems to work. They quieten down and go to sleep much more quickly in a pink room."
A Texas prison in 2006 where prisoners were dressed in pink jumpsuits intended to stop inmates from returning to jail.
Despite its apparent popularity amongst prison officials a Swiss prison reform campaigner, Peter Zimmerman, said: "Many inmates are not happy with this treatment. They say it is humiliating to be confined to a room painted like a little girl's bedroom."
Ref: Property Report
