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Interview with Ralph, Rachel, Fred, Craig and Joe

JM: How many meals did you get per day?
Ralph: 3 meals per day
Rachel: When you behaved and not late getting I. Line, three
Fred: you get three meals a day.
Craig: They fed us what they called meals 3 times a day.
Joe: Three. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

JM: How would you rate the food? Please give details of why.
Ralph: horrible
Rachel: Jail food, yuck, gross, It was best to have commissary so you can order your own food
Fred: alright, food, well lets just put it this way its not your mothers cooking thats for sure. Most of it is processed and really dont have any taste to it and not to mention the quantity that you receive is absolutely ridiculous. If you dont have money to buy food from the jail you will go hungry.
Craig: Don't get me started. I knew a guy who was trustee in a certain county jail kitchen who later told me that this jail regularly had food boxes delivered that were CLEARLY MARKED "NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION". And it was these things that were regularly fed to - you got it - HUMAN inmates.
Joe: The food served in the pods is terrible. They will serve the same meals for days in a row. The leftover officers mess food which you will receive one meal a day if you are working is ok, although sometimes the food served my have been several days old. The best food you will get is if you are working in the officers mess serving the guards, they get fresh food everyday they work.

JM: Did you have any favorite/least favorite meals?
Ralph: i liked eating the cereal and thats about it
Rachel: Breakfast was best, can't really screw up cereal
Fred: i think the best was some turkey that i once had and maybe some sort of pasta. but the meat or sandwiches were the worst
Craig: Yeah. My favorite meal was the last one I ate before getting locked up. My least favorite were the ones that were just meant to fill space in the belly - nothing like starving for nutrients, and being fed filler.
Joe: The best meal you are going to get in the pods is either a chicken or hamburger patty. The other is peanut butter and jelly or cereal.

JM: Were there any other snacks offered outside of meals? What was commissary like and how expensive was it?
Ralph: yes there was, called commisary
Rachel: No, but I had commissary so didn't really care
Fred: yea they had commissary they had was ok at best but atleast you could get good smoked sausage, cookies, ramen noodles that you can make with anything, honey buns, chips, even beans you could get.
Craig: Nope. No snacks outside of meals. You miss a meal for WHATEVER reason - you get a sack lunch. As far as price, a ramen noodles go 5/$1 at a grocery store, or 3/$1 at a convenience store. $.60 is common in jail. AFTER food NOT for human consumption. AFTER $30 for being booked. AFTER whatever cut is taken out just for putting the money on the books to begin with. AFTER......
Joe: There are no snacks offered outside of your meals. Commissary can be expensive depending on what you order. Bags of snacks which I actually liked where either a 1.75 or 1.90 for a 10-11 oz bag. However coffee is expensive. Ramen noodles and coffee are the most used forms of currency in the jail.

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