Prison Food
The Missing Link Between Black Men and Obesity is Prison?
By Christopher Zoukis Recently, Futurity.org, a website running research news from America’s top universities, featured an interesting article in it’s heath and medicine segment. Prison linked to obesity among black men, proclaimed the title. The article referenced a study that saw researchers pull data from the 2001-2003 National Survey of American Life. The survey included…
Read MoreInadequate Prison Food Linked to Bad Behavior
POOR NUTRITION CAN PLAY A ROLE IN VIOLENT AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. IMAGE CREDIT: THE MARSHALL PROJECT According to research, despite the fact that eating a plant-based diet can help prevent and even reverse some of the top killer diseases in the Western world, and can be more effective than medication and surgery, the typical American diet…
Read MoreArkansas Jail Finally Begins Serving Hot Meals
By Chris Zoukis Arkansas’ Benton County Jail has, for years, served its prisoners three cold meals a day. It has been doing so despite several lawsuits, and renewed requests that it serve hot meals, from the community. The jail had no plans to serve its prisoners hot food, especially since the jail has been told…
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