COLUMBUS, Ohio -- More than 20 people who took plea bargains to avoid prison terms will celebrate a "Holbrook holiday" by spending Christmas in jail.
The terms were handed down by Common Pleas Judge Michael Holbrook in Franklin County, Ohio.
Under the plan, 23 people have been ordered to report for jail on Dec. 22 and stay locked up until Dec. 26. They will serve the same sentence for each year they're on probation.
Holbrook said he got the idea from a federal prison program that makes convicts on probation serve national holidays behind bars.
The judge said it's a reminder of where the people could be headed if they don't follow the rules.
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