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| Pennsylvania prison food not just bread and water |
| By philly.com- Jan Murphy |
| Published: 10/12/2015 |
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Just because an inmate is behind bars in Pennsylvania's state prisons doesn't mean they are denied their hot dog and hamburger on Labor Day, pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day, or turkey on Thanksgiving. They still get food associated with holidays, along with grilled cheese sandwiches, pizza, and macaroni and cheese like they most likely had before they become a resident of one of the state's 26 prisons. "We look at these people as this is their home now and we have to feed them like they would be at home," said Marcia Noles, chief of the food services division for Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections. "It's a taste of home." Even though some victims and others might begrudge giving inmates more than a bread and water diet, a lot of thought, attention and planning goes into feeding 51,000 inmates in Pennsylvania's state prisons. Read More. |
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