Budget Cuts Reach Georgia Prisons

Prisoners in the Georgia Department of Corrections are now beginning to feel the recession too. Georgia correctional facilities have started cutting back meals for the prisoners, some days inmates are forced to deal with smaller portions and other days they go entirely without lunch. Other correctional facilities have been making changes like forgoing fresh fruth and milk. Many believe this is the start of a terrible trend that could force inmates to skip meals, depriving them of necessary nutrients that may in turn cause irratability and spark violence. Many correctional facility heads argue that these cut-backs are not harmful and do not deprive inmates of nutrition.

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