At $127 a night, Fullerton PD’s Pay to Stay is a jail alternative for non-violent crimes

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The 10-by-12-foot room houses two beds, a small work desk and TV, phone, large fridge, locker space, and board games. A casual glance into it and a visitor may confuse it with a college dorm room — except for the single toilet in a corner of the room and the bars at the entrance. No, this isn’t a place most people want to be – but it’s a place they’d rather be, considering the alternative. It’s called a Pay to Stay, and it’s the Fullerton Police Department’s alternative for non-violent offenders to serve their misdemeanor offenses. There’s a $126 application fee…


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