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Story summary
- Prison meals in the United States are often unhealthy and contribute to malnutrition and long-term health problems.
- Leslie Soble, author of Eating Behind Bars, calls the prison diet “gastronomic cruelty” that is inedible.
- Many inmates work in food production but receive little or no benefit from the fresh produce they help grow.
- Activists advocate humane treatment and better food options.
