Fast food in prisons?

by Nicole Weston (Subscribe to Nicole Weston's posts)
Posted Sep 6th 2006 7:01AM
Filed under: Restaurants, Food Oddities

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The New York Department of Corrections is thinking about putting some fast food on Riker's Island. The food won't be for the inmates - though some nutritionists and others who are not fans of fast food would probably feel that it could be considered a punishment - it will be for the guards and other staff members. Currently, the guards get one (free) meal per shift and eat the same food as the inmates do, but there is a demand for more variety in their meals, so the DoC is seeking "an expression of interest" from companies "that would like to operate a fast-food joint in the joint."

Tags: fast food, jail, mcdonalds, new york, prison, rikers island, RikersIsland

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9-06-2006 @ 11:49AM

MJ said...

Wow very interesting. I think if they allow it for the workers, it wont be long before they are serving it to the inmates. The almighty $.........LOL Im sure many will think this is great punishment, all that heart clogging fat!!

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