About two dozen incarcerated people at Santa Rita Jail say they are on a hunger strike over what they describe an inedible food – sometimes found with rodent droppings inside – as well as rising commissary food prices, which they say is becoming more difficult to afford.
Two of the men who said they are only drinking water and Gatorade to grab attention for their plight spoke to KTVU this week about why they are upset that snacks such as ramen now costs $1.39 when the same item costs 25 cents at Walmart or"The commissary prices are too high," James Mallett said during a video call from the jail.
Mallett said that eating commissary food has become even more important because the food at Santa Rita "isn't edible." He said fresh food is overcooked so that there is no taste and basically, he's served boiled beans every day. He decided to go on a hunger strike with about 24 others because it is a way to peacefully protest something he wants the public to know about. Eric Rivera, who is also incarcerated at Santa Rita, echoed Mallett's complaints.
"I don't know how long everybody can hold up, but everybody's trying to do the best they can," he said. That decision came after an analysis from the San Francisco Financial Justice Project, which had advocated against having the jail from making a profit on people buying hygiene supplies and snacks while incarcerated. San Francisco contracts with a company called SecurePak for commissary sales.
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