Because no federal law establishes nutritional standards for prison meals, a patchwork regulatory system—comprised of ...

Food inside American jails and prisons looks very different from what most people imagine. Menus are shaped by budget limits, safety rules, nutrition standards, and the need to serve thousands of ...

Food often tells fascinating stories about history and survival. Some dishes that began as necessity-driven meals in prison have transcended their origins to become iconic parts of local and global ...

Prison food gets a surprising twist with creative and delicious meals you wouldn’t expect. From desserts to crazy food combos ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. When Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director William Marshall ...

October 7, 2016 • Behind bars, it takes ingenuity, other prisoners and a little help from the commissary to approximate a proper diet. That's what rapper Prodigy of hip-hop's Mobb Deep learned after ...

The additive-free delicacies made by prison inmates have gained a loyal public following, and generate hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Inmates wearing masks and hair nets mix cocoa powder ...

A class-action lawsuit filed against food service company Aramark last month alleges that the company is taking advantage of West Virginia prisoners and their families by failing to provide prisoners ...