The Shelby Police Department wants to know if you would like to spend a night in jail.

This message was posted to the PD’s Facebook page earlier this morning:

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The city, which has been without a jail since 2007, is opening up a new facility this spring and may be looking for some volunteers to help train its staff.

“There’s nothing like working in a real kind of circumstance,” Police Chief Charles Roub told Fox 8. “Even though you’re dealing with volunteers, we still want to go through that whole process, run them through paperwork and whole process of book-in and up to incarceration.”

The city is also tossing around the idea of “pay to stay,” to help raise money for a local charity.

So what do you say, folks? Are you interested in learning more about the ins and outs of a small town jail? Would you want to stay overnight?

No word on whether or not volunteers would be able to receive conjugal visits.

This article appears in Jan 29 – Feb 4, 2014.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

5 replies on “Shelby Police Department May Seek Volunteers to Spend a Night in Jail”

  1. What are the odds that some of the volunteers forget that they have an outstanding warrant or two…and have a longer stay in the new joint?

  2. If it wasn’t too crazy, I’d consider staying over. I mean, it’s for charity, and i’m sure it would be an experience. I’d be a lot more willing if it was the town I was living in, and it wasn’t a long drive to get there. Besides, it’d be a great place to get some sleep!

  3. When I first read it, I thought they meant they’d pay us to stay, not the other way around. I was considering it for a second. Shelby Police Department’s facebook page does have a list of current warrants on it, hopefully anyone who would volunteer would be smart enough to check that first.

  4. Tell ya what Shelby County….I accept your challenge! Im calling your bluff! I’ll accept your challenge! If all the money goes to charity ill do it. I have no warrants and am a regular guy who just wants to do the right thing. I’ll do 10 days if it brings in money for charity. Im sure you can contact me if you want to.

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