Cold Breakfasts Coming To County Inmates
For the first time in nearly 20 years, Linn County OR Jail has begun serving inmates a cold rather than a hot breakfast in order to save money.
In these tough financial times, “two hots and a cold” will save the county about $38,000 a year. The jail feeds an average population of 210 inmates. The food service provider, Aramark, charges $1.50 per meal and provides three meals a day. The previous cost per meal was $1.64. Aramark suggested changing to a cold breakfast as a way to save the jail some money. Capt. Barry Baggett of the sheriff’s office presented it to the sheriff, and he agreed …
Examples of the “continental” breakfast include peanut butter bars, hard-boiled eggs and fruit. Wednesday’s breakfast at the jail was a big biscuit with apple jelly and butter, a cinnamon roll, a cup of coffee and a carton of milk … Previous to the change, inmates were eating oatmeal, hot wheat cereal, hard-boiled and scrambled eggs, pancakes, or biscuits and gravy.
Aramark, Economic Issues, Food Services, OR Linn County, Oregon