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Interview with Victor

JM: How many meals did you get per day?
Victor: I received three meals a day.

JM: How would you rate the food? Please give details of why.
Victor: As stated previously, the food was the best thing in the entire county jail besides the library. The food was catered by the meals on wheels program, so we received a variety of meals including real meat, not soy- based meat products. I was able to have a non-lactose diet and my Jewish friend was able to have a Kosher diet.

JM: Did you have any favorite/least favorite meals?
Victor: My favorite meal was the Thanksgiving meal which included pumpkin pie with whipped cream topping, turkey breast in gravy, mashed potatoes, dressing, and cranberry sauce. That was until I became vegetarian within three months of being there and began to trade my meats for items I could not afford to buy from the commissary store. No one ate their vegetables so I ate a lot of left overs from others' meals. My least favorite were the cold bagels in paper bags for breakfast, even though I ate everyone's bagel, since no one would eat them.

JM: Were there any other snacks offered outside of meals? What was commissary like and how expensive was it?
Victor: Commissary was expensive so I did not purchase much. The selection was very good. It included different types of potato chips, generic and name brand, ramen noodles, which were popular except in my bin. There was a variety of candy, jolly ranchers, skittles, candy bars, and pastries to name a few. Condiments were also offered for sale like ketchup and mustard. I'd say everything offered cost at least double what you would expect to pay in the world.

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