No More Soda Pop For Inmates
State Prisoners in Oregon will have to make do without soda pop, according to KGW8.com
The state Department of Corrections announced Tuesday that it would remove soda from meal service to prisoners, effective Dec. 31, according to Michael F. Gower, a corrections administrator. In May, a tax watchdog group gave the department its “Golden Fleece Award” for wasting taxpayer money after learning that nearly $775,000 was spent on soda pop for prisoners between 2007 and 2009.
The primary reasons for this change are cost and health benefits. … Soda will be available for purchase by staff and inmates and we are working to add additional beverage items on the Commissary,” Gower said. Prisoners will now enjoy tea at meal time, a healthier option that’s “calorie free and provides nutrients and compounds shown to provide numerous health benefits,” Gower added. The state hopes the move will also lower health costs but did not offer further specifics on a long-range health regimen for prisoners.
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