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Prison Food in America.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Rowman and Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (149 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442253483
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Prison Food in AmericaDDC classification:
  • 365.66
LOC classification:
  • HV8847C367 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- 1 ❖ ❖ America's Prison System and the Role of Food in It -- 2 ❖ ❖ A Brief History of Prison Food -- 3 ❖ ❖ The Business of Prison Food -- 4 ❖ ❖ Sample Menus, Nutritional Standards, and Special Diets -- 5 ❖ ❖ Food as Protest, Food as Punishment -- 6 ❖ ❖ The Commissary -- 7 ❖ ❖ Prison Gardens, Culinary Training, and Examples from Abroad -- 8 ❖ ❖ Last Meals -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: Prison food has captured the popular imagination through its representation in movies, television series, and the news. Here, Erika Camplin discusses the realities of feeding the over 2 million Americans under lock and key. She discusses the business and delivery systems in place and various meals that are typically served.
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Intro -- Contents -- 1 ❖ ❖ America's Prison System and the Role of Food in It -- 2 ❖ ❖ A Brief History of Prison Food -- 3 ❖ ❖ The Business of Prison Food -- 4 ❖ ❖ Sample Menus, Nutritional Standards, and Special Diets -- 5 ❖ ❖ Food as Protest, Food as Punishment -- 6 ❖ ❖ The Commissary -- 7 ❖ ❖ Prison Gardens, Culinary Training, and Examples from Abroad -- 8 ❖ ❖ Last Meals -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Prison food has captured the popular imagination through its representation in movies, television series, and the news. Here, Erika Camplin discusses the realities of feeding the over 2 million Americans under lock and key. She discusses the business and delivery systems in place and various meals that are typically served.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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