PrintNutraloaf: An Unappetizing Form of Punishment
What do you get when you combine whole wheat bread, nondairy cheese, raw carrots, spinach, seedless raisins, beans, vegetable oil, tomato paste, powdered milk, and dehydrated potato flakes? A block of Nutraloaf! If you haven't heard of it before, it might be because it's only served in prisons and is apparently so disgusting that Vermont inmates filed a suit against the Department of Corrections, saying that being served Nutraloaf is a form of punishment and that they would rather go hungry than eat it. [Thanks, Amy!]
Editor's note: I didn't mean to overlook the Talk topic from last week with a recipe for the Nutraloaf. Recreate the magic in your own kitchen!
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4 Comments:
Thank you for this article. I had no idea my mother in law was working in a prison kitchen!
RichardCrystal at 4:19PM on 03/26/08
That sounds like "cruel & unusual punishment" to me.
bisbee at 5:02PM on 03/26/08
Is is really cruel and unusual punishment to give someone a meal that is safe for the staff to deliver? Had the inmate not engaged in harmful behavior (i.e. throwing urine/feces on an officer, trying to injure an officer with a food service item), the inmate would not receive nutriloaf. I have worked in jails where nutriloaf is used for these reasons. It's preferable to having to treat an officer for an avoidable injury, or worse, a life-threatening illness received through the transmission of infected bodily fluids. yes, danger is part of the job, but then again, it is the agency's duty to protect itself and its staff from unnecessary injury and liability.
beth1 at 8:42PM on 03/26/08
I suppose they could go to the old (ancient) fare of hard tack. But I guess that those could be used as weapons as well if thrown. My daughter worked in the regional jail for a time as a commisary distributer. Not every inmate got stuff. They only got stuff if they had $$ in an account they set up. No money, no stuff. We're talking semi-luxury items (for a jail, like books, candy, etc. ). And it was also one of the privileges that could be taken away as punishment. toward the end of her employment there she was 6 months pregnant and there were some inmates who threatened her and her baby! Jail is not a vacation.
nrwfos at 2:30AM on 03/28/08