At the Hennepin County Detention Center inmates are served meat at least twice a day. This costs the taxpayers a fortune. Inmates can eat mostly vegetarian meals as do billions of people around the world. This will not only cost the taxpayers less it will be better for the planet.
". . . Until June of last year, I was the medical director for the MN DOC and watched hundreds of 'offenders' get fat on the prison diet, get diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, back pain etc. As a result of these obesity related disorders, they get started on very expensive drugs, sent to the hospital for testing jeopardizing security, and eventually hospitalized for related illnesses as they deteriorate. In August of 1997, smoking was banned. Converting to a vegetarian diet would be great, for offender health, the state's pocketbook, and for security." Dean Lee, MD Sincerely, Don Johnson, Candidate for Mayor, 3808 Grand Ave So. Minneapolis, MN 55409 (612) 824 1111 _www.DonJohnsonMayor.org_ (http://www.donjohnsonmayor.org/) REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
