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REGINA — REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says there’s one way to avoid prison food — don’t go to prison.

About 115 inmates at the Regina Correctional Centre are refusing to eat because of the quality of the food.

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“I would just say that we’re always going to want to make sure that any food that’s provided in the public system to anyone is as high quality as it can be and certainly safe,” Wall said Thursday.

“We need to be very careful about that.”

The premier said he’s seen the menu and he doesn’t know many constituents who get waffles on a weekday morning — “whether they’re a little soggy or not.” He said he’s comfortable that inmates are getting a good choice and quality food.

“If you really don’t like the prison food, there’s one way to avoid it, and that’s don’t go to prison.”

Some inmates complained in December that the eggs they had been served were raw.

The government said no one has become ill and health inspections have been passed.