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Posted on 12-19-2007 at 10:15am
PETA Praises TN Prison Food
Filed Under (Fashion & Style, Education, Food & Restaurants, Crime) by Cuppa Joe on 12-19-2007

Who knew there was a Top 10 List for Vegetarian-Friendly State Prisons?

Well, PETA creates just such a list and their latest assessment says Tennessee ranks 8th in the Top Ten Vegetarian-Friendly State Prisons according to their press release.

The story is headlined “State Is Feeding Inmates’ Hunger For Healthy, Non-Violent Meals” and includes the following:

“Prison food has traditionally gotten a bad rap, but you won’t hear many complaints from vegetarians and vegans who are serving time in Tennessee. The vegetarian sweet and sour entrée, vegetarian chili, and veggie burgers have inmates asking for seconds.”

Who knew? Not me.

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Comments

Southern Beale on 19 December, 2007 at 11:11 am #

Surely they don’t mean the women’s prison. I’ve volunteered at TPW for 2 years now and all the women talk about how hard it is to eat healthy because there are so few vegetables and fresh items available.


Glen Dean on 19 December, 2007 at 11:53 am #

If some prisoners want vegetarian dishes, I say give it to them. We already accommodate certain religions that don’t eat pork or anything with pork fat in it. Why not also accommodate vegetarians?


Number9 on 19 December, 2007 at 12:51 pm #

Unclear on this, I thought Soylent Green was people. Surely PETA would be upset about that.


badbadivy on 19 December, 2007 at 1:11 pm #

LMAO, 9, PETA doesn’t consider people to be animals.


Nashveggie on 19 December, 2007 at 2:03 pm #

I’m not sure how I should feel about this.


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Les Jones on 21 December, 2007 at 10:47 am #

Bread and water is also vegetarian. Who knew that medieval dungeons were so environmentally conscious?