No more ‘slurry’: Jail food getting another upgrade

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County jail inmates are once again being promised better food as officials tweak menus to replace “slurry-type” meals and avoid food waste.

The Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department recently approved enhanced menus for regular and special dietary meals aimed at providing greater variety and better-quality food that people housed in the jail actually want to eat.

The changes include more sandwiches and “pour-over” meals instead of the unappealing casseroles that officials say have dominated the menu. The county also asked the vendor to limit beans and remove unfavorable items from the rotation, according to county documents…

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