It changes from day to day, from supervisor to supervisor, so everyone is always left wondering where they stand. The officers, the inmates, the family s. Prisoners are well fed on our tax money Prison diets are often insufficient for the needs of the human body. Because so often they leave the table hungry many inmates will spend money they can scarcely afford on food that is sold in the prison commissary. The prison kitchen is often under the control of a private company that profits by spending less on food.
Food is often moldy or spoiled .
Generally real meat is served one time a week and that is usually chicken. They may only have ten minutes in which to eat, so eat what is there fast. Many states do not allow the inmates to have television at all. Those states that do require the families to provide the televisions and the inmates are charged a fee for the use of electricity. Televisions are a privilege, therefore they provide the prison a means of controlling the inmate.