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How many calories per day are prisoners given to eat? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think they shoot for 1800kcal per day but from my experience in county jail that's bullshit. More like 1600

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

1600? Yikes. That's like bare minimal survival. I bet the big hefty people that go in there feel quite a bit of suffering until their bodies get used to so little food.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Prison, in most countries, is intended to be vengeance. A bit of suffering is the point, unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I'm not sure but I think that it's also to keep the prisoners slightly malnourished so they're easier to control.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

yeah that's rough. Even as a non-prisoner, if I eat so few calories, I can't think clearly and I can't sleep at night.