News of the Weird: What's for lunch? ...
Battle Creek Enquirer: 3 views since Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 04:37 AM
In the 1920s, when inmate "chain gangs" were in their heyday, Alabama sheriffs were allotted a prison meal budget of $1.75 per prisoner per day, with thrifty sheriffs allowed to pocket any excess for themselves.

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