For $82 a Day, Booking a Cell in a 5-Star Jail

nytimes.com — For offenders whose crimes are usually relatively minor (carjackers should not bother) and whose bank accounts remain lofty, a dozen or so city jails across California offer pay-to-stay upgrades. Many of the self-pay jails operate like secret velvet-roped nightclubs of the corrections world. You have to be in the know to even apply for entry. Apr 28, 2007 View in Crawl 4