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New York Times editorial about feeding prisoners

By Douglas A. Berman

This morning's New York Times has this notable editorial, headlined "Two Meals and Not Always Square."  Here are excerpts: With budgets tight, states and local governments have been looking at prisons ? and prison food ? as a place to save money.  Three days a week, Georgia now serves inmates only two meals. And across the country, there have been increasing reports of substandard food.  This is inhumane.  Adequate meals should be a nonnegotiable part of a civilized penal system.  It is also bad policy.  Researchers have found a connection between poor food quality and discipline problems and violence. Georgia has nevertheless decided to save on staff costs by serving just two meals on Friday, as it already did on Saturday and Sunday.  The state says it gives prisoners the same number of calories on days when one meal is skipped...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 29, 2009 (boomark / email).