(Reported from ALL units in Perryville.) Inmates say Trinity corporation has cut food portions even more for female inmates. We added up email/snail mail complaints, and lack of food is trending #1.
It is reported that in medium custody, the women descend on the lay-in storage unit, and scattered piles of trays, to scrape leftover food in their bowls. Fights allegedly happen. In minimum units, it’s reported, the indigent and new R and A people perch on their bunks at 4 am, so they can steal the breakfast trays before the intended recipient can wake up. Their crime? THEY’RE HUNGRY DAMN IT!
We have an email from someone who has been at Peeville for 14 straight years, and we quote her, “In 2010 when I got here, there was so much food piled on weekend trays I couldn’t eat it all, plus we had apples, oranges, and bananas on Sat-Sun. They cut out fresh fruit that same year, but portions remained adequate. Imperceptibly, portions and quality declined year after year. Hamburgers stopped being beef and started being ” smeat” (chicken parts), they cut out tomatoes, cheese, and onion. Baked potatoes disappeared. One by one good things were taken, and SLOP remained by 2023. “.
And yet, slop is appealing when there is no other option. (Regarding pregnant ladies: The only extra food these mothers got was 1 peanut butter sandwich and a pint of milk. They complained of constant hunger and said they delivered low birth weight babies.
Hopefully, HB 2639 will alleviate this horrible problem. (Thank you, Governor Hobbs!) We will stay on this story and report to our readers.