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Council presses DOC on food quality and nutrition amid budget shifts; DOC says menus meet federal dietary allowances
Summary
Councilmembers raised concerns June 11 about reductions and reclassifications in DOC food and inmate health funding and pushed for improved nutrition standards; DOC said menus meet USDA dietary allowances and described culinary training and pilot programs with Aramark.
Council members pressed the Department of Corrections on food quality, contract funding and nutrition standards during the June 11 budget hearing.
Chair Brooke Pinto and other council members flagged anecdotal complaints from residents and former residents about food quality, special-diet compliance and pest issues, and noted prior legislation aimed at improving jail food and care for pregnant residents. Pinto said she was "very worried about potential reductions in any contracts" that cover food and inmate health…
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