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Sunlei

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13. yes. don't even have to grow their own- even basic veggies, meats, cereal grains are less expensive
Tue Nov 7, 2017, 09:17 AM
Nov 2017

at wholesale prices, wouldn't be hard for prison trustees to cook basic meals. They could even wholesale buy 'decent TV dinners' heat and serve add a couple pieces of bread for less then $1.

Local businesses (restaurants) also would be on board for providing 500+ 'meals' a couple times a month. That adds a lot of money to a local economy instead of private 'for profit' pockets.

"For profits" charge state/federal governments a ridiculous amount per prisoner because they're ripping out the majority of the money as "profit".

Plus it's just wrong to calorie starve prisoners and feed them 'toxic' foods.

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