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| Lawmakers Get Update On Prison Food Contractor |
| By wcbe.org- Jim Letizia |
| Published: 07/31/2014 |
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The director of the Ohio legislature's Correctional Institution Inspection Committee says concerns about the private vendor hired to feed state prison inmates are legitimate. Joanna Saul says the quality of food has declined since Philadelphia-based Aramark Correctional Services began work last September. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports. The head of the state’s prison inspection team told lawmakers on the panel that oversees it that there are problems with Aramark – related to sanitation, food quality and supply, security training, staffing and documentation. This comes after reports of maggots in food, meal shortages and substitutions creating long lines, and the disciplining of nearly 100 Aramark employees who are banned from entering any Ohio prison for security violations such as bringing in contraband or having inappropriate relationships with inmates. AJ Frame says he’s seen the maggot problem firsthand where he works as a corrections officer at the Noble Correctional Institution in southeast Ohio. He came to the hearing wearing a T-shirt that read, “Got maggots? We do.” He’s worried these food problems will spark a crisis. Read More. |
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