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Juvenile Lockup Boosts Portion Size, Fruit Intake
By wibw.com
Published: 09/22/2014

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)- Shawnee County is feeding its juvenile inmates more after finding behavior improves when portion sizes increase.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that in July the corrections department tried out doubling the portion size of the meals it serves youth detained at the Shawnee County Juvenile Detention Center. As part of the experiment, the sugary snack provided each evening was replaced with fresh fruit.

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