March of Dimes - Jail & Bail

Earlier this week I was a deputy for the March of Dimes Jail & Bail. When people came to “serve their time” I would help them with the pledge sheets and cell phones that were available for their use.

It was the first time I have been involved and was quite interesting. People would ‘turn themselves in’ at the door and be taken by a real county deputy to stand before the ‘judge’ (local lawyers playing the part) who would ask them what their what they were willing to pay for bail.

After being ’sentenced’ the ‘defendent’ would get their picture taken in a striped shirt standing in front of a height chart holding one of 4 plaques that said things like “Convicted of Kindness for Babies”.

They would then be taken into the ‘jail’ where they could call friends, relatives, and co-workers to raise ‘bail money’ so they could be released. Many were quite creative when calling, starting their conversations with statments such as

I am in jail and wondering if you could help me out.

Most seemed to have a good time raising funds for the March of Dimes although I am glad I was on the ‘outside’ of the bars working and not having to raise bail!