St. Lucie County Jail

Meals

Interview with Henry and Bob


JM: How many meals did you get per day?
Henry: Inmates received three meals per day. breakfast, bag lunch, and dinner.
Bob: We received three meals per day.

JM: How would you rate the food?
Henry: The food on a scale of 1 to 10 was about a 4. It was very bland and light in proportion. Considering we were charged for "room and board", $15.00 plus, per week, it was quite a disappointment that our funds weren't being used in a satiable manner.
Bob: I think the food was pretty awful and definitely not enough.

JM: Did you have any favorite/least favorite meals?
Henry: It wasnt uncommon for anyone to consider breakfast to be the favored meal. The long wait since the previous nights dinner (served at 5pm) would be over at breakfast and was often the most generous and filling meal.
Bob: It was all pretty equally awful. I guess my favorite would have to be the chicken patties.

JM: Were there any other snacks offered outside of meals?
Henry: There were no snacks offered to inmates outside of the three issued meals. However a canteen order could be placed, and depending on the amount of funs in your account, you could usually by items for the week that would hold you over til the next meal. Canteen prices were ridiculously high and were ofter double to quadruple the price of that same item in a normal store. The St. Lucie County Sheriffs Office should be ashamed for the way they allow prices to get out of hand. Im sure if a regular business in general society kept such prices, they would have been dealt with by the law accordingly.
Bob: The only other way to eat (besides regular meals), was to have money in your inmate account and to order commissary. Be advised that if you have money in your inmate account that the jail will take $20 per week out to pay for your sustinance.