"If you're wondering if it's worth it, it totally is," Eddie Ravelo said. Right out of the cooler," Scott Lowe said. “I couldn't finish, there was so much," Michel Thomas said. Reviews from residents were mostly positive. The second day, 170 people enjoyed the meal - a hair more than 9% of the compound. The first day these were offered, 70 people got a meal, paid for by family or friends. The last one skips the cookies - I mean, who wants cookies for breakfast (unless they have Nutella on them)? The first three include potato tots, four Otis Spunkmeyer cookies and a Pepsi. The cheeseburger and wings cost $22.99, pizza and wings are $21.99, just wings are $12.99 and the breakfast sandwich is $8.99. They cost triple what I pay at the canteen. The contractor in April started selling double cheeseburgers, barbecue boneless wings, personal pepperoni pizzas and French toast breakfast sandwiches. That means the onus on getting us personal care items or supplemental food falls to our families.īut that cost pales in comparison to the latest offerings from Aramark, called iCare Packages. That’s a steep price, especially considering most residents in Florida’s prison system aren’t paid - at most institutions, the only paid residents are the canteen operators and the staff barber. If I buy a pepperoni calzone ($3.96), a bag of garlic, bagel chips ($1.44), a Coke ($1.05), and add some Velveeta jalapeño cream cheese (93 cents), I'll have spent $7.38. The sandwiches are low quality, microwaved fare, the type you might find at a local convenience store - burgers, burritos, chicken sandwiches and so on. Residents have also cobbled together what we call a “Happy Meal” two or three times a week when we are allowed to buy up to three items at the canteen: a hot sandwich, a bag of chips and a soda. Southern barbecue and sloppy Joes are the standard. There are three types of lunches at Everglades Correctional Institution in Florida. NovemIs the New Aramark iCare Package Worth the Price?īy Justin Slavinski, Prison Journalism Project November 5, 2023 Is the New Aramark iCare Package Worth the Price?īy Justin Slavinski, Prison Journalism Project We have official accounts on Twitter Facebook Instagram and Linked In.
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