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ANYTHING BUT POLITICS: Is Pink ... The New Black ... For Prisoners?

SmartHERNews

Jenna Lee

Education, News

5615 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

A Texas sheriff believes the color pink may be the missing secret sauce for his jail. In this Friday edition of our "Anything But Politics" segment, Jenna maps out the arguments for and against the fashion choice for prisoners. Plus, a related tangent: we tell you a bit about the woman behind this quote and why she mattered: “If Mabel had worn trousers, she could have been president.”

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Is the color pink the key to reducing crime in America?

1:04.3

A sheriff in Texas says yes.

1:07.5

Let's see what you think.

1:08.5

It's our weekly segment, anything about politics.

1:10.7

I'm Jenna,

1:11.3

and this is Smarter News.

1:19.2

So we had a little reprieve, a very minor break from some politics. Congress was at a session this

1:26.0

week, so they were back in their home districts.

1:28.5

Don't worry, many of the lawmakers will return to Capitol Hill next week, and that's going to

1:32.5

lead to more political voices in our news. So we're going to be right back in action. And certainly

1:36.7

we had our serving of political stories this week. But for now, we're just going to enjoy a

1:41.3

moment, a deep breath for anything but politics.

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