FREMONT (KCBS) — A new program is offering Alameda County inmates sentenced to misdemeanor offenses to serve their time in less-crowded conditions at the Fremont jail, for a price.

Under the unique “Pay to Stay” program, the Fremont Police Detention Facility will offer inmates eligible by a court order to stay at their quieter jail for $155 a night, with a one-time fee of $45.