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| Culinary students help test prison food |
| By nevadaappeal.com |
| Published: 03/18/2009 |
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By Teri Vance Nevada Appeal Staff Writer With 1,450 inmates to feed at every meal in the Northern Nevada Correctional Center, Jim Burton knows the value of good food. “Food is one of the most important things in prison,” he said. “When you’re pretty much satisfied with your food, you’re in a better mood. If a guy gets something bad he’s more likely to go off on a guard or on another inmate.” Burton, on a team with officials from the Nevada Department of Corrections and the State Purchasing Department, set out this week to find the best food for the best value. They enlisted the help of the Carson High School culinary department to test samples from different food suppliers bidding for the contract. “The state requires you to have a neutral, outside party to participate,” explained Dawn Rosenberg, chief of purchasing for the corrections department. “We thought it would be beneficial, because the high school has this culinary program, to utilize their resources if they were willing.” Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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