Thread: Oklahoma spends less than $1 per meal feeding prisoners at state facilities. Here's some of the photos @ReadFrontier obtained of prison food.

Former and current prisoners and family members I spoke with said meals are frequently stacked with lots of starches like multiple servings of bread as filler.

It's a challenge writing writing about this and getting people to care because many in Oklahoma are still stuck in the mindset that that prisoners don't deserve basic humane treatment.

People frequently fail to realize that it's prisoners' loved ones who pay the price.

Prisoners frequently rely on money from family members to supplement their diets with junk food from the prison commissary.

I spoke with one mom who puts nearly $300 a month on her son's commissary account. The money she sends goes to buy her son extra food, as well as toiletries like soap and shampoo, clothing and bedding.

Oklahoma spends between 75-85 cents per meal feeding a prisoner in DOC custody. The state says menus are are approved by a dietician and contain adequate nutrition.

Meals I was sent photographs of show lots of starches and bologna, and not many fresh fruits or vegetables.

The prison commissary list is stacked full of junk food like candy bars, chips and 11 different kinds of ice cream, but just 2 items are listed in the fruits and vegetables category.

Prisoners can buy a 13-ounce package of mixed vegetables for $1.15 or a 7-ounce package of corn for 97 cents.

You can find Oklahoma's prison commissary list and read more at @readfrontier https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/oklahoma-spends-less-than-a-dollar-a-meal-feeding-prisoners/