http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/03/22/prison-food-flap/ Various thoughts about various things. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:01:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/03/22/prison-food-flap/comment-page-1/#comment-6559 Michelle Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:38:39 +0000 http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/03/22/prison-food-flap/#comment-6559 Tasty? Maybe not. But it sounds like a meal full of nutrition that these guys would not otherwise have if they were living on the streets. After having read the book "Rachel and her Children," a documentary about the homeless, I invite these ingrates to donate their portions to those who are REALLY hungry, and the prisoners could then be fed day-old artisan bread and bottled water in front of their large screen TV's! Who said prison life is supposed to be a pleasant experience????? Tasty? Maybe not. But it sounds like a meal full of nutrition that these guys would not otherwise have if they were living on the streets. After having read the book “Rachel and her Children,” a documentary about the homeless, I invite these ingrates to donate their portions to those who are REALLY hungry, and the prisoners could then be fed day-old artisan bread and bottled water in front of their large screen TV’s! Who said prison life is supposed to be a pleasant experience?????

]]> http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/03/22/prison-food-flap/comment-page-1/#comment-6557 admin Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:54:01 +0000 http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/03/22/prison-food-flap/#comment-6557 You're absolutely right, Brendan. The nutraloaf punishment really is punishment, so according to the state's own laws, the inmates should be given due process before being switched to these meals. I guess changing the law is the next step.... You’re absolutely right, Brendan. The nutraloaf punishment really is punishment, so according to the state’s own laws, the inmates should be given due process before being switched to these meals. I guess changing the law is the next step….

]]> http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/03/22/prison-food-flap/comment-page-1/#comment-6556 Brendan Callahan Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:26:11 +0000 http://www.mishmashmusings.com/2008/03/22/prison-food-flap/#comment-6556 Well, with the prisoners that throw utensils and food, this is a legit solution that takes care of the problem. Vermont's own laws state that a prisoner's diet can not be changed as a punishment -- which for the feces throwing inamtes, it is done as a punishment. This is where Vermont will lose, and rightly should lose. The correction isn't kicking this suit out -- it's valid and based on VT's current laws -- the solution is to change the Vermont law itself. If you want to use this to punish inmates who have specific behaviours, write it into law, and hcnage the current one. *That* will make the lawsuit moot. Well, with the prisoners that throw utensils and food, this is a legit solution that takes care of the problem.
Vermont’s own laws state that a prisoner’s diet can not be changed as a punishment — which for the feces throwing inamtes, it is done as a punishment. This is where Vermont will lose, and rightly should lose. The correction isn’t kicking this suit out — it’s valid and based on VT’s current laws — the solution is to change the Vermont law itself. If you want to use this to punish inmates who have specific behaviours, write it into law, and hcnage the current one. *That* will make the lawsuit moot.

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