A Michigan sheriff says he is trading his inmates' orange jumpsuits for black-and-white stripes, in part due to pop culture.

Saginaw County Sheriff William Federspiel said that all-orange jumpsuits are increasingly viewed as fashionable, especially because they are seen on popular TV shows such as the Netflix smash hit Orange Is The New Black.

Mr Federspiel said: "Some people think it's cool to look like an inmate of the Saginaw County Jail ... wearing all orange jumpsuits out at the mall or in public."

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