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| Prison cuts out lunches 3 days per week |
| By chicagotribune.com |
| Published: 11/23/2009 |
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PLAINFIELD, Ind. - A central Indiana prison has stopped serving lunches to inmates on Fridays and weekends in what it calls a move to free up more time for classes and recreation. While other states have cut prisoner meals to save money, officials say the driving force at the Plainfield Correctional Facility was efficiency. "Serving meals is a time-consuming effort that takes hours," Indiana Department of Correction spokesman Doug Garrison said. "By eliminating one meal, we are able to operate our programs more efficiently." The prison has received few complaints since going to the reduced meal schedule last month, spokesman Kevin Mulroony said. Two square meals a day provides 2,500 calories, the same as three meals, Mulroony said. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays. It is combined with breakfast the other days and is served at 6 a.m., with the menu consisting predominantly of breakfast food. Dinner is served 10 hours later at 4 p.m. Read More. |
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OK, now I have heard it all.....not serving lunch so that they have more time to program!! Lets call a spade a spade.....it saves money! Exactly what are Hoozier values?