Reviewed on: April 27,2017
Prison Food

inmate with special dietary needs

Can inmate buy or have access to lemons on a daily my cousin has liver disease and warm water and fresh lemon every morning before breakfast detoxes the liver

It is very unlikely that the facility will accommodate a request for that but he should ask the kitchen staff first to see if they even receive lemons - if they
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✓ Verified answer April 17,2017 · Prison Food
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It is very unlikely that the facility will accommodate a request for that but he should ask the kitchen staff first to see if they even receive lemons - if they do he can make a deal with one of the inmates in the kitchen to get them for him. He of course will pay them in tuna packages for the service, which is the currency in prison.

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