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Scott-Hayward explores the quality of prison food in the US On May 11, 2020, during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, reporter Keri Blakinger published an expose on the inadequate food served in Texas prisons Because of lockdowns instituted as a result of COVID-19 infections in forty prisons, most people were confined to their cells According to Blakinger, their food now arrives at odd hours in paper bags, cold, mushy and without a hint of green Mostly it\'s stale white bread and mystery meat, with the occasional helping of raisins or prunes While the lockdowns, which have also prevented access to some commissaries, have exacerbated the problem, such low quality food is fairly common In Texas, like many other states, prison food has been getting worse for years Despite the lawsuits filed against prisons and jails across the country for years, little has changed Food continues to be a significant source of complaints by incarcerated people Here, the effects of cost-cutting changes that states have made to their correctional food service, including privatization and the types of nutrition and safety issues with prison food are examined
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