I've spent two years in prison relaying stories sent by letters to a blogger about my crimes, arrests, and life in four Florida prisons, the Pinellas County Jail, juvenile detention and drug rehab. I'm sending a message to others not to make the same mistakes I did.


Monday, September 28, 2009

Is the Pinellas County Jail starving inmates?

Ted was 130 or 135 lbs. when he entered the Pinellas County jail on October 30, 2009 at age 18.

Eleven months later, he weighed 119 lbs., according to the reception center this past week.

Ted was receiving extra money in the jail - anywhere from $30 to $50 every week - to buy extra food (ie. snacks and Ramen noodles) from the commissary.

The reception center also listed his height at 5'8", when he is really 5'9" or 5'10" - depending on what record you're looking at. Teens stop growing [in inches of height] at 19 years old.

According to the standard weight and height chart, men should weigh the following:

Small frame Medium frame Large frame

5'8" - 140-148 - 145-157 - 152-172
5'9" - 142-151 - 148-160 - 155-176
5'10" - 144-154 - 151-163 - 158-180

Could budget cuts be having an even more drastic effect on the amount of food inmates are receiving? Inmates always have complained of hunger, but are they now been starved? What is happening to those that don't have the money to buy extra food?

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