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Interview with Elise, Jack, Justin and Sean

JM: How many meals did you get per day?
Elise: 3
Jack: There was breakfast lunch and dinner every day.
Justin: 3 HOT MEALS PER DAY
Sean: you get three meals a day......mostly consisting of non nutritional..simple carbohydrates just to keep your stomach full

JM: How would you rate the food? Please give details of why.
Elise: pretty good. We would get homemade buscuits for breakfast, and for our eals some days were soup with grilled cheese, fried fish, and sometimes fried chicken.
Jack: The food was not very good at all. First, there was not enough of it. It seemed like they were feeding an eight year old child or something with those portions. Second, the food didn't have any kind of seasoning on it so it tasted bland. Last, half the time the bread stuck to the bottom of the tray above so you might get even less if that happens.
Justin: Bad, you might get one decent meal per week. the rest is awful and usually cold then 3 nights a week they will sell u a good meal for $6.50 they call it canteen but all it is is the food that we should be getting for regular meals that they are selling us
Sean: i thoughtthat the diet there was horrible...notbecause it wasnt enough food...its justthat its all carbohydrates and starches...breads of all types and noodles of all thpes ya know..its so bad that three fourths of the dorm is constantly suffering from constipation and stomach cramp.....my first time in i went 16 days w/o movement before being medically flushed

JM: Did you have any favorite/least favorite meals?
Elise: The homemade buscuits and fried chicken
Jack: The favorite food for me was the spaghetti. It was actually decent tasting and it was also seasoned pretty well. I was surprised.
Justin: Fried chicken on sunday, 1 small drum stick that my 2 year old grand son could eat. Worst is veggie day 1 time per week....no meat!
Sean: well, i basically just got sick of getting trays that had a slot of noodles, a slot with dry cake, a slot with dry bread....just carbs

JM: Were there any other snacks offered outside of meals? What was commissary like and how expensive was it?
Elise: If you could order commissary
Jack: They had plenty of stuff on the commissary and it was not overly expensive. They had lots of different types of chips, cookies, etc. The also had a chuck wagon that came around twice per week with pizza, hotdogs, fries, wings, etc.
Justin: Commissary was 1 time per week, it is very limited and way over priced, sodas, cookies and chips and candies. Like i said b4 they offer waht they call CANTEEN 3 times per week for $6.50
Sean: yes, you can get snacks bought to you from the commissary if you have money..every time i would get money it would be taken and i would be told that i owed the jail for something

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