Inmates To Pay For “Better Food”
Sheriff Joe Arpaio said on Friday that inmates will have to pay for better tasting food served in the Maricopa County AZ Sheriff’s Office jail system. Story from KPHO.com.
Effective immediately, inmates will now be allowed to purchase a packet of food enhancements containing salt, pepper, ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise through the inmate canteen at a cost of 50 cents each, Arpaio said. The move is predicted to generate about $1,100 per week or $57,000 a year, money which will go toward inmate programs to fight drug and alcohol dependency and parenting classes that help reduce domestic violence, the sheriff said.
About 1,800 inmates staged a hunger strike on May 2 to protest the quality of food they receive at Towers Jail, the Fourth Avenue Jail and Lower Buckeye Jail …
Arpaio also announced that on his birthday June 14, MCSO will serve “the first zero cost meal to feed 9,000 inmates.” “The kitchen staff is working diligently to determine how best to prepare this ’special’ meal in a way that won’t cause a ruckus from nearby neighbors,” he said in a news release. “The smell that will emanate from the kitchen is expected to be bad.”"I’m not sure inmates will like this particular meal much, but if I were an inmate, I’d love it,” Arpaio said. “It’s my personal favorite.”
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