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The Inadequacy of Prison Food Allergy Policies
by Jamie Longazel and Rachel Archer
Michael Saffioti was arrested on a misdemeanor marijuana charge and held at the Snohomish County Jail (SCJ) in Washington State. On the morning of July 2, 2012, he arrived at the center of his module where breakfast was being served. Because he had …
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- An Interview with Noam Chomsky on Criminal Justice and Human Rights
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- $2.25 Million Jury Verdict against LCS in Texas Prisoner Death Suit, by Matthew Clarke
- Ohio: Attorney General May Not Increase Sex Offender’s Registration Requirements
- The Inadequacy of Prison Food Allergy Policies, by Jamie Longazel
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- Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication, by Alex Friedmann
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- Update on Missouri Incarceration Reimbursement Act Case
- No Discipline for Oregon Prosecutor and Defense Counsel for Illegal Confinement of Mentally Ill Defendant
- Arkansas Suing Prisoners for Incarceration Costs
- Montana: Hospitalized Prisoner Entitled to Continuance in Divorce Case
- Texas: False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution Result in $411,865.18 Recovery
- California Supreme Court: Challenge to Booking Fee Order Forfeited Due to Failure to Object in Trial Court
- Study: TASER Shocks May Cause Fatal Heart Attacks, by Matthew Clarke
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- New York Prisoner Secures Court Order for Visitation with Child
- GPS Monitoring System in Los Angeles Plagued by False Alerts, Ignored Alarms, by Christopher Zoukis
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- No Death Penalty for Maine Prisoner, by Lance Tapley
- Qualified Immunity Denied to Michigan Guard for Improper Strip Search of Amputee Prisoner
- The Redbook – A Manual on Legal Style, by John Dannenberg
- Oregon Appellate Court Declines to Correct Unpreserved Sentencing Error Related to Restitution, by Mark Wilson
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- New York Prison Officials Can Force-Feed Hunger Striking Prisoner
- Ninth Circuit: Delay in Providing Dental Care May Constitute Deliberate Indifference
- Burden-Shifting Jury Instruction Requires New Trial in Prisoner's Lawsuit
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More from Jamie Longazel:
- The Inadequacy of Prison Food Allergy Policies, April 15, 2014
More from these topics:
- DOJ Inspects BOP Food Service Operations, Finds Troubling Issues at Multiple Facilities, Aug. 1, 2025. Failure to Protect (General), Food, Staffing.
- Nearly $70,000 Awarded for Illinois Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim, July 15, 2025. Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Food, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- Punishment TV, July 1, 2025. Totality of Conditions, Food, Eighth Amendment, Staffing, Prison Tourism/Consumerism.
- $2.5 Million Settlement After South Carolina Jail Detainee Lost 2 Lbs.Per Day and Died, April 1, 2025. Food, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
- Cheap Food Enriching Profiteers, Making Prisoners Sick, Aug. 15, 2024. Food, Inadequate Health Care Facilities.
- Mentally Ill Detainee Allegedly Tasered and Starved to Death At South Carolina Jail, July 1, 2024. Food, Stun Guns/Tasers, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Chemical Spraying of Mentally Ill Inmates.
- West Virginia Slammed for High Costs, Low Quality of Privatized Prison Food, July 1, 2024. Food/Commissary (Private Prisons), Aramark, Corrections Audits, Food.
- Aramark: Prison Food for Thought, May 1, 2024. Aramark, Contractor Misconduct, Food, Religious Diet.
- Unable to Post Bail, Detainee Starves to Death in Arkansas Jail, April 26, 2024. Private Contractors, Food, Water, Jail Specific, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Bail/Pretrial Release.
- Suit Filed After Mentally Ill Detainee Starves to Death in Miami Jail, March 1, 2024. Food, Jail Specific, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).

