Another county jail turns to stripes for prison garb

Mason City residents are doing a “double-take” as they see the new uniformsworn by prisoners in the Cerro Gordo County Jail. Sheriff Larry Mason saysthe orange clothing for jailbirds is gone.Mason says they needed to replace about one-hundred-50 new uniforms, anddecided now was the time to make the fashion switch to black-and-whiteprison stripes.Mason says no taxpayer money was spent buying the new, old-style uniforms asthe money comes from the prison comissary which is funded by prisoners.Several Iowa counties have switched to the striped uniforms.