tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post5346699871496694226..comments2024-03-19T08:48:37.047+00:00Comments on Prison UK: An Insider's View: Prison Food… Glorious Food?PrisonUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05060870139110580938noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-49607682883703907232017-05-30T13:19:43.448+01:002017-05-30T13:19:43.448+01:00Thank you For restaurant online ordering website ...Thank you For <a href="http://www.takeawaygenie.com/" title="restaurant online ordering website" rel="nofollow"> restaurant online ordering website </a> a such a wonderful post really!....Daisy Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07605376299102061807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-71825413327292679362017-03-03T18:44:52.693+00:002017-03-03T18:44:52.693+00:00You are an ass, prisoners are human beings too. It...You are an ass, prisoners are human beings too. Its quite possible for any person to end up in jail given the wrong set of circumstances, a poorly judged decision while driving for example. Take your judgemental vindictive attitude and place it where the sun don't shine.Adrian Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653184595258008538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-3523652808943619382017-01-14T22:12:58.481+00:002017-01-14T22:12:58.481+00:00I guess there are no deaths from malnutrition in B...I guess there are no deaths from malnutrition in British jails? If this is correct what is the problem? If you prefer to choose your own food then don't break the law - simple.WJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731207192613816462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-74644138847460002182016-04-04T16:27:22.918+01:002016-04-04T16:27:22.918+01:00Hi, I know this is an old post but I just have a f...Hi, I know this is an old post but I just have a few questions,<br />A lot of the time when someone goes to prison they come out with a bigger build than when they went in, I know they have there food and obviously would need to work out, I'm just wondering what sort of diet these guys use when inside, would it be realistic to use this diet on the outside with a full time job ? AlanYeahThatsMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802077002576069619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-45480041081134513602015-09-23T23:04:47.760+01:002015-09-23T23:04:47.760+01:00Is there anything we can do on the outside to help...Is there anything we can do on the outside to help? my son is inside for a year, fingers crossed, he had a kidney transplant 3 years ago aged 18, his immune system is very low due to all the anti-rejection drugs, and is constantly given mouldy food ,especially the 'un-French baguette' also food that's not cooked properly, he's only been in there a couple of months, and his kidney function has already deteriorated!! I thought prison was to reform and help people back in to society yet they cant even give you decent food, its in-humane! my sons hospital have contacted the prison as I keep the transplant team up-dated, so what can we do??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-80004827890317866592014-09-09T11:33:54.060+01:002014-09-09T11:33:54.060+01:00Thanks for your comment Bill. Yes, most prison can...Thanks for your comment Bill. Yes, most prison canteen sheets do include protein powder, but it is pretty expensive so only those cons with private cash in their prison account can afford to buy it. That's an example of where you really see the two-tier society operating in the nick. The haves and the have nots.<br /><br />The only other health products I can recall being available were vitamin tablets, indigestion tablets and paracetamols (although not in every establishment). Three prisons did offer fresh fruit but it was expensive and the quality often left much to be desired: small, bruised and battered!PrisonUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060870139110580938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-36983761223604183672014-09-09T11:28:09.444+01:002014-09-09T11:28:09.444+01:00Thanks for you question Peter. Yes. In each of the...Thanks for you question Peter. Yes. In each of the nicks I spent Christmas in there was a special Christmas lunch. Some were better than others!<br /><br />At one prison the meal was a wafer thin slice of processed 'turkey' with a blob of stuffing the size of a marble. At another, however, it was actually pretty good for institutional food. I also remember my amazement when we were once given a 'goodie bag' containing a Mars Bar, a can of Coke, a mince pie and a slice of fruit cake... best Xmas gift I received inside! PrisonUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060870139110580938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-11371594712457511932014-09-09T11:24:06.889+01:002014-09-09T11:24:06.889+01:00Thanks for your comments. The problem with canteen...Thanks for your comments. The problem with canteen sheet goods is that most of them have to be processed or long-life because the vast majority of prisoners don't have access to fridges or cooking facilities. <br /><br />Each prison makes decisions about what it will have on the sheet (sometimes with consultation with cons or at least wing reps and equality reps). They feel the need to include a few items to tick the vegan or vegetarian boxes, some items for Muslims, etc. Since each nick canteen sheet varies, you can be transferred from a prison that allows you to buy fresh fruit to another that won't allow it.PrisonUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060870139110580938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-55208601117551227522014-09-09T09:36:49.613+01:002014-09-09T09:36:49.613+01:00Is a special meal provided at Christmas?
Peter. ...Is a special meal provided at Christmas?<br /><br />Peter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-28723470714369935802014-09-09T09:02:49.620+01:002014-09-09T09:02:49.620+01:00I know of cons who used to buy protein powder insi...I know of cons who used to buy protein powder inside I had assumed other `health' foods were available for those that could afford them.<br /><br />Y. BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-73467955604508299412014-09-09T06:15:46.265+01:002014-09-09T06:15:46.265+01:00Thanks for your reply; I'm surprised the cante...Thanks for your reply; I'm surprised the canteen sheet doesn't have more 'choice' and I'll be honest, although I was aware through a previous post about the lack of gym time it had slipped my mind that you can't really do 'bodyweight' exercises in your pad as shower access is limited. (Another stereotype destroyed, I always comforted myself that if I was ever wrongly imprisoned then at least I'd come out (once cleared) fitter than I'd gone in) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-81723867094372192642014-09-08T23:44:47.472+01:002014-09-08T23:44:47.472+01:00Thanks for your comment. Perhaps surprisingly, obe...Thanks for your comment. Perhaps surprisingly, obesity is a rising problem in prisons. In part because the prison population is ageing and more overweight and obese cons are coming into the system. Prison food is cheap and often very unhealthy because carbs are used to fill people up. <br /><br />Another problem is that the canteen sheet only offers incredibly unhealthy food - packet noodles, crisps, cheap chocolate bars, biscuits etc - so even those cons who have money in their prison accounts can only buy these very sugary and/or salty processed snacks. When many inmates are now locked up for up to 23 hours a day and gym access is being limited waistlines start to bulge. Prisons are storing up a public health nightmare for the future. The eventual cost to the NHS will be significant.<br /><br />I'm glad to learn that you liked 'The Clink'. It's one of the better training projects and does make a significant contribution to rehabilitation. My only surprise is that Chris Grayling and his ilk haven't destroyed it yet. Still, they have time before the next general election... PrisonUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060870139110580938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-6778301038133860092014-09-08T23:35:18.115+01:002014-09-08T23:35:18.115+01:00Thanks for your comments. I remember the Daily Mai...Thanks for your comments. I remember the Daily Mail story, which is very similar to a number of articles this tabloid ran previously. The problem is that - unlike The Guardian which employs an ex-con as its prisons correspondent - no-one on the DM has a clue about what really goes on inside the nick. Most of it is fantasy and smear tactics.<br /><br />As far as the complaints about food are concerned, some of these are probably down to that particular prison putting something on the pre-order menu that then never materialised on the day. It happens fairly regularly.<br /><br />It's rather like the Sky subscription story which the DM ran and which was also raised in the House of Commons. That was a complete and utter lie from beginning to end. No public sector prison ever allowed such subscriptions (in fact the rules explicitly ban them), but it was seen as a great smear story and has lingered on in the public consciousness. Ironically, the private sector prisons - that Chris Grayling is so fond of - still allow a full range of 100+ Freeview channels, while public sector nicks can only offer nine in total for which cons pay a weekly TV rental charge!PrisonUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060870139110580938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-32116928871102961712014-09-08T22:57:04.159+01:002014-09-08T22:57:04.159+01:00The story has been written already.The story has been written already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-83765655458997822732014-09-08T22:22:21.240+01:002014-09-08T22:22:21.240+01:00I would wonder how much of this is a set of comedy...I would wonder how much of this is a set of comedy leading questions from the Daily Heil in order to generate a good story...Colnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-84245676615559946472014-09-08T19:04:10.697+01:002014-09-08T19:04:10.697+01:00I'm guessing no-one comes out obese after a 2+...I'm guessing no-one comes out obese after a 2+ year sentence.<br /><br />The only 'prison' food I've eaten was at 'The Clink' inside one of the Banstead prisons, and to be honest it was very close to Michelin star level and very reasonably priced. I highly recommend it (I think they've got a few locations and the fact that 'graduates' apparently have a lower recidivism rate isn't surprising as I'm sure they could work in top level restaurants. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8623255227619374869.post-77232766698460065882014-09-08T18:13:09.189+01:002014-09-08T18:13:09.189+01:00I read something about Prison food complaints in t...I read something about Prison food complaints in the Mail and Mirror at the end of July. The complaints included a lack of parsley sauce with fishcakes, no couscous on the menu, lack of ready salted crisps and downgrading mothers pride to hovis bread. One lifer complained his room service at breakfast time was 90 mins late!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com