MattShizzle
22nd October 2011, 18:43
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/21/texas-prison-system-goes-to-two-meals-to-cut-costs_n_1025893.html
Texas is one of the most, if not THE most, reactionary states in the US. Enough to eat is a basic human right. And don't foget innocent people go to prison (and are even executed sometimes) - especially in states like Texas.
As the weak economy continues to hit cash-strapped city and state governments, some are passing the costs on to prisoners.
More than 20,000 Texas prisoners have been eating two meals a day (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/us/texas-reduces-weekend-meals-for-prisoners.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all) on weekends since April, in a bid by the prison system to cut food-service costs, The New York Times reports.
The two-a-day weekend meal plan is part of an effort to cut the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's budget by $2.8 million; other cost-cutting measures include giving prisoners sliced bread instead of hamburger or hot dog buns and offering powdered milk instead of carton milk, according to The NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/us/texas-reduces-weekend-meals-for-prisoners.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all).
The Department of Criminal Justice cuts are part of an overall plan to slash spending in Texas (http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/05/28/3111691/texas-budget-with-15-billion-in.html). Legislators passed a budget that reduced state spending by more than $15 billion and cut 5,700 jobs in the state, the Star-Telegram reported.
Texas is one of the most, if not THE most, reactionary states in the US. Enough to eat is a basic human right. And don't foget innocent people go to prison (and are even executed sometimes) - especially in states like Texas.
As the weak economy continues to hit cash-strapped city and state governments, some are passing the costs on to prisoners.
More than 20,000 Texas prisoners have been eating two meals a day (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/us/texas-reduces-weekend-meals-for-prisoners.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all) on weekends since April, in a bid by the prison system to cut food-service costs, The New York Times reports.
The two-a-day weekend meal plan is part of an effort to cut the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's budget by $2.8 million; other cost-cutting measures include giving prisoners sliced bread instead of hamburger or hot dog buns and offering powdered milk instead of carton milk, according to The NYT (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/us/texas-reduces-weekend-meals-for-prisoners.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all).
The Department of Criminal Justice cuts are part of an overall plan to slash spending in Texas (http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/05/28/3111691/texas-budget-with-15-billion-in.html). Legislators passed a budget that reduced state spending by more than $15 billion and cut 5,700 jobs in the state, the Star-Telegram reported.