Man spends the night in U.K. jail, gives it 3 out of 5 stars

West Midlands Police holding cell
(Image credit: West Midlands Police)

A man who was held overnight at a British jail provided the police station with a handwritten, TripAdvisor-style review of his cell the next morning. He gave it three out of five stars, a rating the local chief inspector of police called "a little harsh."

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"Once in my cell I was pleasantly surprised by the cleanliness and décor," the man wrote, describing the room as "neutrally decorated to please all parties but done to a high standard."

The prisoner's one major complaint was that he noticed "a pubic hair near the toilet." But after "closer inspection," he added, "the ginger hint of colour and length would probably suggest it was mine. Sorry."

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Bonnie Kristian

Bonnie Kristian was a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (forthcoming 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, USA Today, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.