Florida Targets Prison Food To Save Money

Food Prisoners Prison menus will change to save money as 2 companies pull out of Florida's prison food market

by Associated Press

Published: Mon, February 09, 2009 - 7:40 am CST Last Updated: Mon, February 09, 2009 - 7:45 am CST

MADISON, Fla. (AP) - Florida is returning to in-house food
service for its prisons while the Legislature cuts spending in the
nation's third-largest state prison system.
Philadelphia-based Aramark withdrew its food services from
Florida's prisons last month. The company said it couldn't make
money due to the rising cost of bread, milk and other staples amid
pressure from the state to cut costs.
A smaller, Florida-based food service company, Trinity Services
Group of Oldsmar, also has pulled out of the state's prisons.
The state paid the two vendors $85 million for the fiscal year
2007-2008. The current year's food budget is $76 million.
Prison menus will change to save money. Inmates will get corn
bread instead of sliced bread at some meals, fewer sweetener
packets and orange juice that comes from concentrate.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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FastFred Says:

Mon, Feb 09, 2009 at 8:42 am

Good,any way they can save tax payers money is great.I am all for anything they can do to make it as uncomfortable as possible.If they don’t like it may be they should not put their selves in a position to be there.Sheriff “JOE"Has got it right,pink underwear,tents,and baloney sandwiches.