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Under-Regulation In The State Prison Food System: Consequences And A Proposal For Change, Michael D. Mckirgan
Under-Regulation In The State Prison Food System: Consequences And A Proposal For Change, Michael D. Mckirgan
Journal of Food Law & Policy
While federal and state government regulations have become commonplace in almost every conceivable facet of the modem American lifestyle, the prison food system has inconspicuously remained underregulated despite the progress made by the prisoners' rights movement in other areas. Legislatures in most states generally leave prison food regulation to the sole discretion of prison administrators, resulting in a "laissez-faire approach" in the prison food system; an anachronism in contemporary America. Some states' prison systems do in fact self regulate to an adequate degree despite this under-regulation, while others participate in voluntary, nongovernmental prison accreditation programs. However, many states and localities …