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An incarcerated person wearing food preparation gloves adds French fries to a food tray that contains a hamburger and a small bag of baby carrots.
Closing Argument March 8
The Big Business of Bad Prison Food
A market analysis said the food service industry in U.S. prisons and jails is worth billions — and is forecasted to grow.
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Life Inside January 17, 2019
I'm in Prison During the Shutdown. I Didn't Get "Holiday Steak."
There will be beans (there's always beans). And half of a chicken.
By Seth Piccolo
Life Inside May 17, 2018
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things on Death Row
Not even an extra boiled egg.
By Timothy White
Women at the Taconic Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, N.Y., in 2012.
News January 4, 2018
The Latest Big Win for Prison Privatization
It just got a lot harder to send a care package to New York prisoners.
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Life Inside June 8, 2017
The Secret Garden
An illicit prison veggie patch whets inmates’ memories of freedom.
By Matthew Hahn
Life Inside November 25, 2015
A Rikers Thanksgiving
Cooking turkeys, building resumes.
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Life Inside July 7, 2015
What’s in a Prison Meal?
The ongoing fight for more, and better, prison food.
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Ketchup, a main ingredient in some moonshine recipes.
The Lowdown December 30, 2014
Prison Moonshine
How it’s made, how it smells, and why ketchup is involved.
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