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Prison food too good to go

It appears that the way to a prisoner’s heart is through his stomach – inmates of an Indian prison are reportedly refusing to apply for bail because the food is so good. Parappana Agrahara prison in Bangalore is crowded with 4,700 inmates, more than twice its capacity. Criminals are refusing to apply for bail to get out while juvenile offenders are lying about their age to get in, reports the Bangalore Mirror.

The paper says the reason is healthy food being served by the Hare Krishna movement, who started serving their pure-vegetarian fare in the jail in May under contract from the prisons department. Lunch and dinner typically include piping hot rice, two vegetables and a spicy lentil dish called sambar and buttermilk.

Prisoner Raja Reddy, who has been arrested 20 times in 30 years for theft, robbery and burglary, said: “When we are getting tasty, nutritious food three times a day here, why should we go out?”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .