When we think about food in jails, the first thing that comes to mind is probably bland, institutional meals designed to keep costs low. Unfortunately, this reputation is well-earned. Many inmates are ...

A recent lawsuit filed in federal court says that a contracted food preparation company operating the meal service for the Cascade County Detention Center saw an inmate who experienced a nosebleed ...

4th Circuit revived inmate’s lawsuit over jail food and religious freedom Court found claims of unsafe food and denied prayer were plausible Defendants not granted qualified immunity at this stage ...

EASTMAN, Ga. — A Dodge State Prison corrections officer was arrested after bringing unapproved food to an inmate and showing favoritism to other inmates, according to arrest warrants from the Georgia ...

Lexington prisoners do what they can to give back during shutdown, even behind bars Inmates over at the Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington are organizing their snacks and what little they ...

Prisoners in Florida are hardly living high on the hog, but one way Republican Gov. Rick Scott promised to reduce government spending was trimming the fat from their food costs. Here is what Scott ...

JOHNSTOWN — State law requires county jails to provide inmates three meals a day, but that doesn’t mean a county must spend more than it needs to, so sheriff’s officials pitched a plan to Fulton ...