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

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 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 10 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 10 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 10 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can buy peanut butter and ramen and such from commissary.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

At a 600% markup, with your .35 per hour wages.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yikes, a 600% markup would mean that these 16-ounce peanut butter jars would cost almost $20 each 😳

are you serious? Or are you exaggerating a little?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

600% is definitely hyperbole on my part. I don't know the exact prices, but they are significantly marked up. The hourly rate is pretty accurate though.