There are reports of malnutrition at state facilities after several Tennessee State Prisons have been placed on 24 hour lockdowns.

According to sources, the prisons have removed traditional foods from the inmate diets and have replaced them with cheaper synthetic and vegetarian foods.

The inmates complain that the food is simply inedible and possibly unsafe. They also say that the portion sizes have decreased, especially when they are served only two meals a day.

The strikes are obviously costing the prisons large amounts of money. The state’s TRICOR has multimillion dollar deals with corporations such as Wilson Athletics and Russell Sporting goods. (The average TDOC inmate earns 17 cents per hour.)

The revenue loss from the strike has apparently angered beurecrats in Nashville to force the inmate population into a concentration style lockdown.

There have been reports of physical abuses such as inmates being intimidated and assaulted with tasers and pepper spray while taking showers.

Even though prison policies allow inmates a minimum of one hour out of their cell everyday, the men have been locked in their rooms since early March.

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