A Day’s Worth of Prison Food

Ever wonder what food in prison really looks like? Here’s what you might find on the menu
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[@aaronmorin4559]

The fact that nursing homes are the same way makes me mad. Our elders deserve healthy foods and not the same meal every day

[@mvol5973]

I agree with that. I really don't care how prisoners are treated but the elderly deserved to be treated well and be well cared for.

[@SadalDay]

what about an elderly prisoner?@@mvol5973

[@lotus6314]

My comment also goes for the surrounding nursing homes in my state which is Minnesota.

[@ThePencilNerd]

I believe the reason they're both the same is they are cooking a basic meal for a large mass of people within a budget. If I was selecting a nursing home, I would definitely check out how they feed their people.

[@kaynemccully5266]

Low income nursing homes the food is not even as good as prison

[@allthingsconsideredaa]

These are actually the more high quality meals served. Most of the meals are inedible slop. These make prison food look somewhat decent.

[@thelogicaldanger]

I was thinking the same thing, these meals are at least edible. Many prison meals aren't.

[@enriquemunoz704]

​@@thelogicaldangeroh well 🤷 Stop committing crimes!

[@thelogicaldanger]

@@enriquemunoz704 1) there are lots of innocent people in prison 2) US puts people in prison for "crimes" which really shouldn't be crimes, or which should be punished by house arrest/community service/fines. 3) poor nutrition exacerbates mental illness and can cause or exacerbate physical illness, which cause more expense in the prison and makes it harder for a prisoner to be rehabilitated. Since most prisoners will be released, rehabilitation and a successful transfer to non-prison life should be the goal. 4) US has a constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment, which serving food which had been marked "not fit for human consumption", or serving food full of maggots, I think most people would consider cruel and unusual punishment.

[@Redarmy451]

Source ?

[@Redarmy451]

@@thelogicaldanger nope

[@kingwithoutkingdom9270]

I did six months in jail and I will never go back Freedom is fck beautiful

[@DMH-bt2zo]

God bless you. I didn’t know what you did but I hope you’re doing great right now and not too disenfranchised. Prison is not like university or college, it’s not a place to achieve a higher milestone or to get a better life, it’s a place of punishment and sheer retribution in some cases and it’s a one way ticket to exclusion and lifelong disbarment of basic rights. While it is true that inmates lose a lot of rights when incarcerated and only have half of those rights restored if paroled, some people are wrongfully pressured or even convicted of crimes. Again, I didn’t know what you did but it doesn’t matter, I hope you’re doing well and having a good life. I’m sick of the fed govt and state and local level politicians treating our inmates like how the red armband-wearing folks did, I wish our country’s prisons are more like Norway.

[@jwill9237]

What u do bud?

[@MountainJohn]

@@DMH-bt2zo do you have autism?

[@weinerherzog5925]

You call this freedom?

[@jwill9237]

@weinerherzog5925 for those that have been in jail/prison, yes they learn to appreciate freedom

[@NicCageForPresident2024]

The reason they use aspartame and not sugar is because if they give the inmates real sugar they can use it to make prison alcohol.

[@virginialangford6257]

But…that corn bread looks like a mighty good start for some prune don’t it?

[@haydenwilliamson6747]

You can still make alcohol out of the fruit they’re given

[@jamaalstrength1894]

The best thing to do is stay out of prison.

[@dmlevitt]

I will make a not of that wisdom

[@BlaacHollow]

what about the innocent people locked up?

[@namejebus1227]

​@@BlaacHollow why does everybody in jail say they are innocent?

[@BlaacHollow]

@@namejebus1227 I never said that. Please re-read my statement.

[@namejebus1227]

@@BlaacHollow I didn't say you did why don't you answer the question?

[@dave997]

literally shows a meal 2 with whole eggs - "hardly any protein :(" . What do you want them to give you a 50g protein shake?

[@eustab.anas-mann9510]

The video is a lie. Go find out what actual prison food is like.

[@allesindwillkommen]

The video shows a pretty balanced diet. Eggs and beans are high in protein and vitamins. That's all I can see here. The vitamin part could be improved though with a couple of slices of raw onions and carrots. That should do the job.

[@kinky_Z]

I was in jail for 10 days. The best meal by far was breakfast. The problem was that the fluorescent lighting was turned off at 3 am and breakfast was served between 4 and 5 am and nobody woke me up so I couldn't get to it. Breakfast had real milk, orange juice and occasionally an egg - real protein. The other meals were toxic glop. It was an interesting experience.

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

Interesting experience you say? Are you thinking of going back then? I'm mean, you sound like you almost miss the place ..!!

[@seanmccartney5177]

Big boys wakeup on their own

[@sophiophile]

@@seanmccartney5177 A lot of people can't sleep in a lit room. I don't think he was saying that he expected to be woken up, as much as 1-2 hours of sleep was not enough for him to awake to eat.

[@cynthiar6426]

Tfs

[@Vahlee-A]

​@@frenzalrhomb6919- I remember a kid in juvenile detention who had intentionally gotten himself sent to jail so he could finally eat. How are "free" people too broke to eat?

[@robertwilliams570]

Whoever in charge get to keep the rest of the food budget

[@JacobStone-cx3mg]

True, it's a multi billion dollar industry for a reason..

[@blkbewt2431]

"You gon each yo cone bread"? 😂

[@trenapier206]

Moral of the story, don't go to prison.

[@germanshepherd6638]

Go to prison in Norway 🇳🇴

[@kettch777]

People in prison don't deserve to be starved of essential nutrition and develop health issues due to the food. That violates the Constitutional protection against cruel and unusual punishment. Even prisoners should get semi-decent and healthy food.

[@howiehowdy]

If they weren't doing crime they could eat whatever they wanted.

[@Don_III]

@@germanshepherd6638 🤣😂 what !!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Don_III]

@@kettch777🤣😂 stfu I been to prison. What’s better prison or a deserted island ? Lmao

[@yoshi9489]

Prison food in america looks more decent than the prison food served in Singapore

[@erniet7763]

Cornbread and beans is fire.

[@S7J7P7]

But not the way it’s served in prison.

[@enriquemunoz704]

​@@S7J7P7stop committing crimes! 🤷

[@georgesears2916]

@@enriquemunoz704 I would argue modern America makes committing inevitable for the poor. Also, committing crimes isn't necessarily immoral because not all laws are moral.

[@einnAnnie]

@@georgesears2916 What current laws do you believe are immoral? And there's nothing poor people in America can't get by working, begging, dumpster diving, bartering, foraging, crowd funding, or thru charities, food banks, government programs, and medicaid. Absent the most extreme circumstances, nobody needs to commit a crime to survive.

[@georgesears2916]

@@einnAnnie Well let's start with what we both believe to be a good reason to imprison a person. I think we would both agree that it is right to imprison someone if they were a risk to other people, such as if they had just commited a violent crime or had made actions or threats indicating they were going to do so.

[@kimscott8176]

I am retired. That is my normal day - in fact better. You got two eggs? I got one and the beans- no cornbread: just rice. That was my day. Plus water, water, water. Prison looking good. Rent is more than my social security. I was forced into retirement. Lost about 20 lbs so far.

[@domenicv7962]

same thing comin up on me soon

[@sweetascandyxoxo]

Prayers ❤

[@sweetascandyxoxo]

@@domenicv7962prayers ❤

[@professorsc213]

Praying for you brother. ✝️

[@CID-Tanya]

Why does the prison food looks much better than the school lunch....😅

[@Higinjhhg1123]

We once got 5 cherrios and a half cup of milk. No coffee there. We went insane it was a horrible meal. Never happened again. They said it was a kitchen issue. Normally we got kind of this but no toast and those lil packets of powder for the juice we did get normal veggies. Meat they lack on but all jail have veggies.

[@anthonycoon6955]

Ohhh ya and hella beans and rice and potatoes never meat its always soy or meat rock

[@DrewSorensenMusic]

Rice and beans is a complete protein. Peas and green beans have lots of vitamins. Beans have fiber. The amount of food presented in this video is quite enough to sustain a health human body.

[@DrewSorensenMusic]

2 things : 1) these people could be dehydrated, making them feel hungry. They should have better access to drinking water. An installed fountain would essentially be free. 2) these people may be used to eating much more than necessary. The transition to smaller portions would actually help them physically be healthier.

[@JamesonKortay]

Bro it may a complete protein but the quantity is suffering heavy, that 100% sub 25g of protein

[@calvin2042]

​@@JamesonKortay Counting from 3 meals, it's around 80 grams of protein. More than the recommended amount.

[@SMCwasTaken]

Beans don't have enough protein Meat has FAR MORE protein than even the most protein heavy beans

[@dannydanny2789]

@@SMCwasTaken well if you go around committing crimes I guess you could do with going vegan for a while

[@ec8687]

I’m a kidney transplant patient and was on dialysis as a child. These meals they show here are pretty much the same they serve in hospitals.

[@juniorsanchez7441]

Lol not by a longshot

[@atari_rx]

Get real, hospital food is DEFINITELY not like this and not comparable to prison; so it's better you don't overexaggerate. Most patients like you are either picky or because you were dialysis, your options were very limited, of which you should already know. But I wouldn't go so far as to say prison food is the same as hospital. I've worked in several hospitals and the food are all edible and taste pretty decent. Most of you just complain and won't eat anything.

[@bim-ska-la-bim4433]

These guys still eat better than a lot of non-inmates...

[@georgesears2916]

Any homeless person with an ounce of tact can eat ten times better than any inmate. Dumpster diving, begging, foraging, scavenging, any of these methods can provide superior cuisine than any incarcerated person. However, it's true that a lot of school children in the US are fead by the state for about the same amount as the incarcerated, in theory at least, however that's just more a reason to harass your local political representative, not those unfortunate to be incarcerated. You need to punch up, not down.

[@oriondezine5879]

You think that looking at it but eating it is a whole different story. Prison might be different but jail is food that looks decent but tastes like literal play dough or cardboard. It’s not better than what you’d get on the street in a big city where a tech company gives away free uneaten food everyday.

[@SMCwasTaken]

Fr, they eat better than Students at school 🤢🤮

[@minahilfatima4374]

Nah. They don't eat better than most people. 99% of people eat better than prisoners.

[@CH-fp2mp]

Fr ... better than what I eat...

[@meganhenry5795]

Love the fact that we don't try to rehabilitate and reintegrate people who find themselves in this horrendous system.

[@jaydee2072]

Real facts are that most of those folks in prison have no intention of changing and little real remorse for their crime. It's a punishment place, not a pay you on the back and play at being your daddy you never had place.

[@thomasbrennan6303]

In order to rehabilitate someone, that individual needs to be interested in being rehabilitated. There lies the problem.

[@RingtailTheRaccoon]

I did 2 years at MacDougall in south Carolina And the food you Get half the time isn't fit for humans. if it hadn't been for the inmate Cooks it would have been a lot worse. I'm telling you those guys work miracles with the stuff there given.

[@terrywilliams2390]

Don't be a criminal and you can stay home and eat healthy.

[@user-rz8bu6vl8x]

Absolutely 😁

[@kellyberry]

When I was in Jail the only people who got Bologna was the booking area cells they had that at every meal But I was assigned to sleep in the Jails Hospital area where I would have daily visits by the Social Worker and a Doctor they pretty much fed me whatever I might eat in the real world but we were not allowed Silverware was all because inmates liked to turn them into weapons A Guard told me at the day I was put into the Hospital area he said Kelly look I know Jail sucks but look at it like this its food and shelter so u never have to worry how u will eat or sleep and U dont have to pay rent monthly that guy sure knew how to make me feel good even in Jail wasnt that nice having him talk to me I had a Panic attack on the night I got there but after having that Guard talk to me I seemed to calm down and my time went by fast

[@user-ee4qf4nh8y]

How much time did you serve?

[@matthew568]

Ur a woman. Prison is a treat.

[@chrismahoney6229]

I would gladly pay $3 for those prison meals than pay $16 at Mcdonalds.

[@80sidd]

Yes and rents are high too but don’t want a prison cell 😂

[@brianclingenpeel5123]

I did 3 years in a New Mexico state prison, and the food was nothing like this. It was actually really good. I was honestly shocked and pleasantly surprised. The inmates who worked in the kitchen took some pride in serving up the best food they could make. On the weekends fried eggs made fresh, or breakfast burritos that were good enough I would pay for one on the outside lol. You still got a lot of carbs, but nothing like what is being shown here. Where I was at you could also buy protein powder if you were lucky enough to afford it and it wasn't bad either. Alot of guys got it for working out, but it would also supplement any lack of protein that may have been lacking in the state meals. I know not every prison is the same, but they all aren't like this and this is usually what I see whenever anyone talks about prison food.

[@houseofpain3580]

Looks great compared to county jails.

[@allthingsconsideredaa]

Yeah, cold breakfast and inedible slop or some sort of disgusting hot pocket. Prison is almost preferable to county.

[@timothywait9457]

House ofpain county jails and prsion are your user name

[@jondstewart]

Just like Tom T. Hall’s county jail song. They got served hot bologna, eggs, and gravy!

[@williampalchak7574]

It ain't supposed to be a Holiday Inn.

[@iamtonyloya]

grew up in seal beach ca, one of the wealthiest city's ever and the fact that they get hot dogs and mac n cheese is funny. its just a police station, one of the nicest ive actually ever seen lol

[@user-gl6py1ni2h]

Two hard boiled eggs is enough protein for 1 day nevermind one meal

[@frederick4367]

I'm not going to break the law. No wonder some people would rather die from resisting arrest than go to eat that food.

[@firstlast8258]

Never say never

[@georgesears2916]

Now I would understand believing this if you're on the younger side but past the age of 18 this is just naive. Even if you're a law abiding citizen, especially if you are a naive law abiding citizen, you can be imprisoned with no justifiable cause, on the whim of a corrupt cop, a legal slip up or a petty law.

[@Vahlee-A]

@@georgesears2916- You're one of the only people in this video's comment section who seems to get it. Thank you.

[@tggorudon2551]

So basically my college meal 💀

[@SMCwasTaken]

Not as bad as School food

[@williamparker2922]

I've done time. Something that blew my mind was the lack of fresh fruit or vegetables. Everything comes from a can.

[@yoalightbulb2571]

Honestly still looks more appealing than school lunches

[@straightslavhussar]

School lunches were bomb out here in California when i was a kid , loaded and you got seconds, we had baked potatoes , pizza , mac n cheese, milk, bread, burritos pretty much everything and it was a public school in L. A. , it just depends on the school district and whos running it we always had bomb food in school but never had AC and always lacked school supplies but Ill say id rather lack school supplies and be sitting in class on a full stomach clear headed ready to learn then be hungry , tired and all foggy from no food but have the best books and supplies.

[@brucelarsen6650]

Children are not important in the USA, no matter what is said.

[@SpecialDrip]

Nah school lunch is 10x better. You just get use to it I suppose.

[@MNcreampied]

Honestly it doesn’t

[@sashabrat097]

And this is why I follow the law of also staying out of trouble

[@mtchet123]

You should also make a video on how the victims of these prisoners whose diet you're so concerned about are suffering.

[@rosethompson8051]

Bingo!!! But these useless marshmallows don’t care about the victims

[@galegrazutis964]

​@@rosethompson8051THE VICTIMS ARE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER COMPARED TO THE CRIMINALS!

[@user-vw4xq8me1q]

Tell that to my daughters as I am an innocent man sent away to prison who lost there mother to the Flue the same year! I get we have prisons for a reason but our police and prosicuters have gotten so greedy and corrupt. I used to think like you until I was prosicuted and taken away from life and being there for my kids

[@NaNa-kj2gw]

Like all them black people sent to prison for 20 years for selling weed, while all these white people are making millions with their now legalized dispensaries. Ha,.

[@tammy2760]

What about people who went to prison for weed?

[@bweaver760]

They should have the prisoners make and tend large food plant gardens for work and grow their own food!

[@MJ-bz3yv]

Well, there’s a simple way of handling that then don’t do anything that’ll put you in prison as simple as that

[@user-gw3cn2yo5d]

This is true. Look at how little portions of food is actually on the trays. Imagine everyday missing portions. What they are showing you here is commercial advertisement which always appears more than what you actually get.

[@howiehowdy]

Good

[@charlesrorke2575]

That breakfast has at least 18 grams of protein which isnt bad at all. It probably has more. Each egg is 6 grams and the milk is another 6. It is likely that cereal has a little as well.

[@mrbill9248]

Go to prison and chow down then .

[@lonewanderer480]

Great info 👍🏿

[@icankillbugs]

You eat like kings! In Canada we get two pieces of stale bread and a teabag. No water either.

[@kiaramurray832]

I see this and I think of homeless people on the treats who don’t get to eat at all and would love to eat this. Some of them even purposely get sent to jail to eat.

[@georgesears2916]

🐂💩! What is shown is nothing close to what is actually provided to prisoners. $3 is what is provided to the catering supplier. The supplier makes 'profit' (i.e. blood money) by serving up slop that barely passes a given criterion for a few cents. Any homeless person who knew their atse from their elbow can get superior nutrition and tastier food through begging, charity and/or dumpster diving.

[@Mushroom.Madness.]

Bums on the treats

[@larochejaquelein3680]

In prison you get 3 warm meals a day, sign me up! 😋😋

[@phatgringo2.0]

Yummy, treats!

[@MetalsirenIXI]

@@larochejaquelein3680 2 crappy warm meals and a bag lunch. A poor person likely eats significantly better on the street begging for money.

[@Semper_Iratus]

Bread and water, the perfect ration for suffering.

[@alphajava761]

My father used to say "be lucky you don't get bread and water" if I complained about the food at home 😐

[@firstlast8258]

Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional

[@S7J7P7]

Studies prove bread and water or even these meals make assaults on staff more often. Also, the commissary is expensive and hurts the family of the inmate.

[@enriquemunoz704]

​@@S7J7P7stop committing crimes! 🤷

[@Vahlee-A]

@@enriquemunoz704- You keep just repeating the same exact thing like she's the one committing crimes.

[@mitchellmiller3176]

Apparently in Japan crime rates are pretty low so prisons normally don't have a lot of inmates. Which causes the prison to have extra money, so they feed their prisoners Very well with the right amount of Fat, few carbs, Protein and fiber. It really helps the prisoners stay positive and focused and most of them leave Making the right choices.

[@raihanrahman1113]

Compared to other prison food this is "LUXURY !!! " 😀

[@wheressteve]

What's important here is that the Corporations that provide the sub standard "food" maintain an above average return to its shareholders while guaranteeing a solid growth potential through reducing the value provided for the taxpayer. It's the American way !

[@Keepskatin]

Capitalism and Fascism all in one.

[@wheressteve]

@@Keepskatin It is all the money and all the power combined, just the way they like.

[@Jason-gg4lm]

Maybe don't commit crimes and go to jail in the first place hmmmmm

[@lga8791]

A slippery slop for a society to go down- allowed corporations to profit from incarceration.

[@Jason-gg4lm]

maybe don't go to prison and you won't have to worry about it@@lga8791

[@modernviking9001]

Stay out of jail and prison, work and be a productive member of society... problem solved

[@galegrazutis964]

LOVE YOUR COMMENT!

[@thomasa.tucker2389]

Salt water and Stale bread 😁

[@hyperboreanKikeKiller88]

Make sure to pay your taxes, goyim.

[@PCAchievements]

The American police are extremely motivated by getting arrests to close cases. They don’t care if the suspect is guilty or innocent they just need a body to arrest to lower the clearance rate. Of those arrests many of those people are either too poor to afford a good lawyer or not mentally apt enough to understand the situation they are in. Many are sent to jail without even getting a fair trial or rot in prison because they can’t pay bail while awaiting their trail. Even if the extreme case that less than 1 percent of people in jail or innocent (it’s much higher than that) the U.S. has more than 2 million people in jail right now so that’s 20,000 people in jail that are innocent.

[@funfungerman8401]

Easier Said than done espeically in the USA where you can get jail because of really stupid things - just Look at how many people in the USA where in Prison - you Guys are between the top 10.. Also yeah rather punish then then getting them back in to the Society… Works Great for yall xD

[@aidanhager1403]

These are honestly pretty good looking trays compared to the usual stuff they serve

[@dontecooper6479]

Looks more than well balanced. Obey the law citizen!!! 🚔👮‍♂️

[@lifedeather]

Watching this just made me super hungry XD

[@spiritualak5147]

I was in jail 2 weeks and the meals were just like this. We at breakfast at 5:00am lunch was like 2:00pm and dinner was 7 I went from 180 to 155 I was ripped and my face was gaunted

[@crazytimes288]

That’s indirect torture ngl

[@RabbitWatchShop]

After I bonded out, I was 140lbs. And I’m 5ft 11inches. Granted I was an inmate always in the hospital for weeks unconscious, not eating at all.

[@randomvids9507]

Breakfast in Toledo prison: ham sandwich and fruit punch

[@hcn6708]

Moral of the story, the 8th Amendment is a suggestion to the US and State Governments

[@braytonjolet6683]

Moral of the story stay out of prison

[@PeterParker-qj3lb]

It’s not meant to fill you up. It’s meant to sustain you.

[@yessum15]

A shame it doesn't even do that.

[@tammy2760]

So you think all inmates should be tortured by feelings of hunger??

[@PeterParker-qj3lb]

@@tammy2760 don’t do the crime that puts you there if that’s all you’re worried about??

[@thomasbrennan6303]

@@tammy2760No one starves to death in prison. Inmates can live long natural lives on that diet. Being hungry sometimes is healthy.

[@astrorobinson3716]

Dude, I felt like I was starving when I was locked up. There’s a big reason why food is currency in there.

[@PerspectivePossibilities]

Sike. Wed get 2 boiked eggs & 2 pieces of stale bread for breakfast. Nothing else.

[@Guitarist439]

I don't know why but those prison food seemed so yummy to me 😂, I would be okay eating those 3 times a day if possible

[@Wrestlelesson]

Make it at home then you will feel how it is

[@angelicsoulz]

You down bad holmes.

[@steffenrosmus9177]

If the penalty time does not prevent commiting crime, the food sure does. 😂😂😂😂

[@bobby1970]

Some of that food actually looks pretty good.

[@galegrazutis964]

Yeah it's not ment to be fine dining !

[@fridabbasov4792]

Better than the food in my military service

[@wildmanlopez9772]

It’s called don’t go to jail, jail wasn’t meant to be comfortable

[@georgesears2916]

Jail is where you go before court. It means that you're not convicted and you're not proven guilty. A lot of people in jail aren't guilty, why should they suffer?

[@wildmanlopez9772]

@@georgesears2916 sir I am a deputy at a jail, a lot of these men and woman continue to commit crime even in jail 😂 you have either did time or are an inmate lover I’m guessing

[@cutthechicken194]

There are innocent ppl in jail

[@georgesears2916]

@@wildmanlopez9772 "a lot" does not equal all.

[@Learnedit4me]

@@georgesears2916 because believe women

[@JohnSmith-ef2rn]

Uh… well… it’ll… keep you alive for a while. And it looks edible. That’s about all I can say about the positives of the meals depicted here.

[@TheFi0r3]

That last dish (the dinner) looks pretty tasty, ngl.

[@mattyfitz81]

These trays look like gourmet meals compared to Arizona Jail food.

[@dantefreely5850]

Stop breaking the law!

[@haveaseatmarj]

School lunches are more important than prisoners

[@TheButterflySoulfire]

I agree.

[@georgesears2916]

True, but those are also 💩 for the same reasons of profit over humanity. If a prisoner and a poor child are exploited in the same way is it wrong to fix the system for both of them?

[@georgesears2916]

Still yet to hear about your campaign for improving the quality of free school lunches...

[@whatuptho7612]

This looks better than school lunches

[@johncameron4194]

No wonder the extra food is so highly prized

[@grahamkelly8662]

This is a better breakfast then lots get. 2 boiled eggs alone is breakfast for lots. This guy has it good.

[@zimbolimbo2408]

This is heaven food for the rest of the prisoners all over the world

[@minahilfatima4374]

Haha no. This is chit.

[@dannydanny2789]

@@minahilfatima4374 check out what they serve in russian prisons, you're in for a surprise.

[@germanshepherd6638]

@@minahilfatima4374really, what do they feed people in Saudi Arabia?

[@tammy2760]

In poor countries maybe. But in Europe prisoners eat way better.

[@noahboat580]

I like it how meal loaves were considered inhumane, but that's nutritionally better and more calorie dense than what's being served today. The only "meat" you gave them out of those 3 meals were the hot dogs

[@randomoffroadadventures6642]

In some prisons they don't even feed you so be grateful

[@sowhat...]

Fukumean they don't feed you? 😮

[@apap1586]

That's why it's called Prison.. No chef Ramsay food there. They're lucky they get to eat three 3x a day.

[@galegrazutis964]

EXACTLY 💯 !!!

[@sophiophile]

What happens if you have allergies that would interfere with pretty much every one of those meals. (Just curious. I'm allergic to all beans and peas, including the soy added to things like the processed hot dogs).

[@frederick4367]

You'd learn to live with your allergies real fast.

[@devo2]

They do have medical records. Not many stories of people dying in prisons from food allergies. if at all.

[@sophiophile]

@@frederick4367 lol. They are anaphylactic, and have almost killed me many times. So, maybe more likely accept dying from them, instead of learn to live. Lol. I guess I could lose a lot of weight if I needed hahah

[@frederick4367]

@@sophiophile you better walk a fine line.

[@sophiophile]

@@frederick4367 I'll just do my best to stay out of there, hahah. Also, I'm in Canada. Not sure, but I would be surprised if the food here isn't better.

[@foxboiunknown320]

Its by design. If your too sick to fight all the time you wont fight as much. If your too weak to think you cant think of escape. And if you wanna survive you must buy commissary foods

[@yty1941]

Looks the average college student's meal, minus excessive sodium

[@CerealKiller669]

doesnt matter what your served in jail/prison, if you know how to mix it all up correctly with the leftovers uve saved then youve got yourself some dam good eatin'.

[@tuuktuffk3055]

Bruh, I'd eat that. That looks delicious. That's more food than I can eat now.

[@guzmanverde6702]

It all depends on where you are ......ive been to a place where old ladies made the meals.. best food I've ever had,then been to others, were it's like 1100 cals a day

[@greasemonk4576]

At what point do we make the decision of punitive vs rehabilitative?

[@ContraryMary]

You are so right. If they changed the food and how they treated people it would make a BIG difference. I'm an American that has moved to Ireland. The prisoners here eat a balanced diet and are treated as human beings. They think it's hard going, but haven't a clue what it would be like living in an American prison. Good luck to you. Thanks for making this video to make people aware.

[@Xilladan093]

Even murderers?

[@ContraryMary]

@@Xilladan093 Yes, even murderers.

[@Peter-uo9km]

I broke a gate and got treated the same as murders.

[@lippylennnox]

@ContraryMary. So you got jailed in America and tasted that food, then you got Jailed in Ireland and tasted that food? are you on some kind of Jail Food connoisseur tour?, what stop is next to Tokyo Jail?😆🤣😂😁

[@ContraryMary]

@@lippylennnox 🤣 Lol. You got me laughing so hard. I've never been to jail, but am so interested in people. The company that cooked for the prison system in Colorado, also prepared food for the Colorado School System. OMG! It was the worst. When my kids came home and told me that they wouldn't eat the pizza, I got suspicious and just showed up for lunch one day. The pizza was dripping with grease - literally. you could pick up a piece and pour off the grease.

[@jessecolemcmunn-vu7up]

Looks pretty good actually

[@georgesears2916]

Okay, then go there.

[@SMCwasTaken]

Way better than School Food

[@sc80386]

I seen prison meals online taken from actually prison, and the food on this video look like 5 star restaurant😊😅

[@karenbaird7402]

I’m shocked as a health care student that feeding people this way is legal

[@killabeast4255]

Shouldn't of done the crime then if they want to eat normally

[@JaneDoe-wc8ox]

the saddest thing is they eat better than me

[@georgesears2916]

I think the truly sad cases are the ones of cancer patients going to Rob Banks unarmed, with only a piece of paper... all in the hope of free healthcare in prison... it's tragic really 😥

[@johndoe-ss9bz]

We have the highest incarceration rates on the Planet per 100,000 population. In the Developed World about 50% of US Prisoners would not be jailed. a great part of the 50% would be attached to State Mental Hospitals, In-Patient / out-patient, getting civilized Mental Health Treatment. Plus a lot of Convictions lack Merit, according to some reports "Amnesty International" claims a big number of US incarcerated are innocent of a lot of the charges. We have also the highest numbers of Citizens Incarcerated without Trial.

[@alphajava761]

We need more jails, more prisons, more cops, more courts. You mean more mental health services for their victims and victims loved ones, correct? I'd prioritize that over any mental health care for a prisoner.

[@Vahlee-A]

@@alphajava761- No, they correctly mean for the prisoner. With more money allocated to those services, crime rates would decrease, leading to lower incarceration rates. This is all about money. The judges, cops, and politicians all make a buck the more people they can send to jail not that you care.

[@alphajava761]

@@Vahlee-A The 'mental healthcare' thing is bunk. I lived in a crime ridden neighborhood for years. The nepo welfare hustle from one generation to the next causes boredom which turns to side hustles and substance abuse. I've seen it happen more times than I can count. The people who suffer the most are the people in poorer neighborhoods who are held under siege by criminals. Those criminals should face the consequences. Making money from crime? It costs tax payer billions in taxes or losses. Most crimes go unreported, especially vehicle break ins. Stealing batteries from cars is a two bit hustle that'll get you $7 for the lead inside. From the two but hustlers and thieves to the gangs it causes a big impact. They pass it on to the next generation. The problem is not mental healthcare, the problem is people who cause problems for the next generation. I don't buy the race arguments either, that's another crutch, an excuse.

[@alphajava761]

@@Vahlee-A women are the most oppressed part of our society and have been since the beginning. when half of the population is oppressed that out measures any oppressed part of our society. help women and you break a lot of vicious cycles. when you help women you help children, the next generation live a better quality of life. when I hear every race or religion cry out oppression, that's nothing compared to what women go through.

[@JS-wp4gs]

@@alphajava761 If you believe a word of what you just said you're delusional

[@jurupinga7282]

very interesting!

[@HarvestMoonHowl]

This is very similar to what I eat on a daily basis, and I've never been in jail or prison.

[@whitecrow1949]

People in county jails are usually awaiting trial. They have not been tried and convicted. A large number of people in jails and prisons are there for drug-related offenses. Several people in the comments section are dissing on the idea that inmates should have any basic nutrition. That is your right to dump on this whole thing, but why even view this video? And, please don't conflate this with the unhoused. They are separate issues (mostly). Feel free to be rude, cruel, etc; I just wish you would go somewhere else to do that.

[@erratas8909]

Still better than school canteen food

[@georgesears2916]

Then protest at your school! That's not sn argument! That's a call to anger! FIGHT!

[@user-bk9fk2tq2z]

I have only eaten rice, chicken and spinach for a whole year because of Gastrointestinal issues.

[@lonesomebeetroot3376]

Applesauce plain white rice peas. This is like what you start feeding an infant when you start introducing solid foods

[@avalond1193]

Don't do the crime if you don't want to do the time. It's prison not a luxury hotel

[@georgesears2916]

Many don't do any crime and still serve time, that's literally the majority of jail inmates. 1 out of 20 prison inmates are innocent, of those that are guilty, how guilty are they? Is it right that a young woman growing a plant in her back garden for her own use shares the same terrible food as Larry Nassar? Edit: Spelling

[@Learnedit4me]

@@georgesears2916 was that plant that Bernie sanders voted harsh penalties on in 1994 and 2014?????

[@SD_Chosen]

Some People are innocent and still get treated as guilty, Hense they say innocent until proven guilty but in reality they are treated like the other way around.

[@guitarcatlind6075]

If you don't want to eat prison food- maybe don't go to prison? Just a thought, Idk.

[@georgesears2916]

Well what about jail? That's where people awaiting trial go, a great number of whom are innocent. In fact they are presumed innocent by the rule of law. Do they deserve to be forced to eat inedible slop? Bail isn't an option for a lot of people. Few Americans have more than a $100 dollars in savings and Bail bonds are issued with insane interest rates. Should a motorist who is wrongfully pulled over and arrested suffer for 2 weeks because they can't afford Bail. Why not treat them as a human being.

[@guitarcatlind6075]

@@georgesears2916 So... should we just let everyone in prison go? I agree, a lot more people than should are put behind bars, but way more people in prison are guilty. 5 percent of all prisoners are not proven guilty, and 95 percent of all prisoners are proven guilty.

[@georgesears2916]

@@guitarcatlind6075 I just think prisons shouldn't be places of pointless suffering. Well we agree that 5% of prisoners are entirely innocent. If 1 in 20 prisoners are falsely imprisoned that alone would be enough to justify making prisons more humane because we can agree it is wrong to torture innocent people. Of the 95% that are guilty how many have committed a crime which you would actually consider causing them personal suffering for? According to the Bureau of Prisons 45% of prisoners are incarcerated for drug related offences. Should someone guilty of possesion of an ounce of a herb legal in some states be tormented in another? In a lot of cases these people need therapy and rehabilitation, and in fact if they are from a rich enough background they can avoid prison by showing a judge they are rich enough to buy these therapies. So in practice only poor drug offenders ever end up in prison. Does that mean we are tormenting people because they are poor?

[@guitarcatlind6075]

@@georgesears2916 Well should we just let every prisoner go? Shut down the prisons? I mean, you just said, it's not fair to torture innocent people. Changing the court systems to make sure innocent people don't end up in prison is a vastly different issue than the food. Also, drug related crimes isn't about having 1 ounce of weed. If you go to prison for drugs, you most likely did something much worse.

[@6ofwrev704]

Ain't no way the average meal is 3 bucks. More like one dollar...even less.

[@margaretwalter1731]

Looks pretty good to me, since alot of us not in prison and working are eating that kind of food.

[@chrismahoney6229]

Yep, those prison food does not look too bad. I would gladly pay $3 for those type meals than pay $16 at Mcdonalds.

[@ShutThePuck]

Curry doesn't cost a lot to make, it can be very nutritious, can be prepared at scale, can have many different variations, can be frozen and reheated. These 'meals' look intentionally unappetising and unhealthy. Correctional facilities should take lessons from food that is prepared in the poorest parts of the world, you can cut costs without serving up food you wouldn't give to your dog.

[@sophiophile]

I think you would have full on riots about being served 'ethnic' food if they did that in an American jail. But you are right that it would be an easy way to feed many more people.

[@douglaswright9701]

Or you can NOT break the law and eat whatever you want!

[@sebcw1204]

gumbo or jambalaya for those who don't want curry. close enough to the same idea though.

[@eleonorabartoli2225]

Soups are great and cheap too!

[@georgesears2916]

@@douglaswright9701 Laws can be immoral. Just look at any civil rights movement. Government isn't the source of morality, it is merely dragged kicking and screaming into what the average person knows to be decent human behaviour.

[@PTYNEWSSPLUS]

That’s depressing to see they not eating good

[@jamess8477]

Depressing,😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 , you think there in there cuz there good people

[@cynthiar6426]

@@jamess8477 Some good people end up in prison and MANY BAD people don't. Most bad people don't.

[@firstlast8258]

@@cynthiar6426 then you can open up your home to the prisoners and feed them sound like a deal?

[@squirrelcovers6340]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂m so sad

[@yvonnefinch4562]

Prisoners should not get any good food. Give it to the pensioners who are honest citizens

[@virginialangford6257]

Firstly prisoners are people…secondly who the F do you think pays an inmates medical bills? It’s in the tax payers interest to keep prisoners reasonably healthy

[@creativejunction6121]

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