• socphoenix@midwest.social
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    1 day ago

    True, but why are we making food contraband in the first place? That seems incredibly unnecessary

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      1 day ago

      Because inmates get super creative with smuggling in drugs and weapons.

      A hyperbolic example is the king of the hill episode where Peggy gets conned into smuggling cocaine into prison.

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      It probably has to do with the inability/expense of the facility to be able to properly secure outside food against other more serious kinds of contraband.