Inmates Being Fed Pizza, Hot Wings And Nachos At Jails Nationwide

POLITICS

» by Danielle Canada April 28, 2010, 11:29am

Jails across the country are taking a new approach to keeping their inmates happy and well fed, offering them a variety of new food choices from a “Pizza and Hot Wing Party Pack” to meatball subs and nachos.

The Wall Street Journal uncovered the initiative started by food service company Aramark Corp.

Aramark started supplying the jails with the food options in 2006 and their services have grown in popularity since then.

Inmates or their relatives can order food online through the company's website. The WSJ reports that prices range from $7 to $12 for a hot meal and $20 to $100 for a junk-food box filled with beef jerky, iced cookies, vanilla cappuccino or other goodies.

The Indiana State Prison says it's on track to make more than $2 million from the food program while Bexar County Jail in San Antonio, Texas says its revenue could reach $500,000.

At the Sebastian County Jail in Arkansas inmate Juan Kennedy tells the Wall Street Journal that he knows the special food is a privilege.

He says his sister's spent close to $1,000 ordering him junk food including his prized “Meaty Big n Beefy box” with spicy sausage and cheese.

“Sometimes it feels like it's not even jail.  Jail's supposed to be water and bread."

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  • Stop it!!!!!!!!

    That is exactly why people like to live in prision. When they get out, they beg to go back. They have a better life than people living outside, they just can't come and go as they please. They need to stop accommodating these convicts, and let them want to leave the system.

  • Kierah

    I get it. Y'all trying to kill the inmates by giving them hypertension and high cholesterol. They'll get fat and flabby and stop working out in the yard. That's what's up, huh?!

  • cher shears

    Well its not luxury being locced up like an animal , first of all! Hell, they are human like you and I. These inmates are being taken advantage of because that is way too much money to pay for junk food.. Just another example of how the government exploits people and makes money off of everything. What a shame..most people obviously do not get it.

  • Jenifer

    Bring back the chain gang.

  • Malaika

    wow life is good in American prisons. One should think of coming that side ,commit a crime only to be blessed with a luxurous prison home all at the cost of tax payers money. Whoever said crime doesnt pay definately lives in Africa :)