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There's been a lot of talk lately about what's unconstitutional and what's not, but Slate's got a question the Founding Father's never thought of: Can prison food be unconstitutionally bad?

Apparently there's a prison food so disgusting it's been the subject of numerous lawsuits. Nutraloaf, or Nutri-loaf, is a combination of vegetables, cheese, bread and raisins that can be eaten without utensils by prisoners who can't be trusted with knives. It looks, to put it indelicately, like someone ate Thanksgiving dinner, regurgitated it into a square pan, then froze and sliced it. It's often served to inmates who have misbehaved, a culinary equivalent of solitary confinement.

Prisoners in at least seven states have sued, claiming that Nutraloaf is a cruel and unusual punishment. They've lost. The Slate writer makes his own Nutraloaf, following recipes from several states, and declares California's meat-filled version the best.

So there you go kids, another reason to stay out of jail!

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