Southern Park Mall to host “Purple Prison”

BOARDMAN

Southern Park Mall will host “Purple Prison” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. The event is designed to benefit Mahoning Valley Epilepsy and is scheduled in conjunction with “Purple Day,” the international effort to increase awareness about epilepsy worldwide.

Mahoning County deputy sheriffs will “arrest” prominent local residents and transport them to a mock jail set up in the mall’s center court. “Prisoners” will have use of a telephone to call friends, relatives and co-workers to raise bail set by a “judge” in the form of pledges to MVE.

Event planners hope to encourage the public to lean more about epilepsy, its causes, symptoms, and how to help someone suffering a seizure. Local resources available to support patients and families also will be highlighted.