Miami-Dade's Inmate Idol Turns Jailbirds Into Songbirds

Annual contest held at detention center to find talented prisoners



Simon, Ellen, Randy and Kara may have been replaced by steely-eyed prison guards, and "You're Going to Hollywood" was replaced with "Back to Your Cell," but for the inmates at the Metro West Detention Center in Miami-Dade, an opportunity to show off their vocal stylings was too good to pass up.

Yesterday, the prison held its 2nd annual Inmate Idol Contest, pitting convicted felons and inmates awaiting trial against each other in a singing and rapping battle.

Corrections officers served as judges as orange jumpsuit-clad jailbirds sang about religion, domestic violence and love.

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