39. – 39. – Different cultures will have very different foodstuffs, so the methods employed to maintain security will vary. It will be of interest to the trainees to hear how their colleagues cope with the problem; 39. – In order to ensure that food is not stolen or distributed unfairly by kitchen workers, prison staff must: 39. 39. 39. 39. 39. 39. – – – – – – 39. – 39. – When there are prisoners suffering from tuberculosis who need special nourishment, it is in the interests of everyone to fight the spread of disease. This may be done by providing a decent diet as much as by providing medicines to treat sick people; 39. – Where possible, special rations or menus for sick prisoners could be identified before main distribution takes place; 39. – The medical staff could order particular rations for seriously ill prisoners; 39. – Charitable agencies could be requested to assist in finding extra supplies for the sick and weak among the prison population; 39. – Family members, where possible, may be allowed to bring extra supplies to prisoners; 39. 39. – Self-sufficiency or surplus in food production might be encouraged by: – ● Investigating the availability of fertile land within the prison perimeter, or in some circumstances outside it; – ● Gaining access to seed and the tools of cultivation; – ● The presence of the necessary knowledge among the staff or the ability to recruit specialists from the local community; – ● Agreement from the prison administration for the development of a quasicommercial relationship with the local community. 39. 39. 39. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Allow any foreign bodies to come into contact with the food; Vet kitchen workers before assigning them to the job; Give the job of working in the kitchen a high status; Impose instant dismissal as the penalty for stealing food; Search all prisoners before they leave their workplace; Maintain strict control over the victualling store; Devise a system whereby kitchen workers who are being bullied into stealing or distributing food unfairly by other prisoners may report this fact to the authorities without being identified; Ensure that staff and not prisoners control the portions; CASE STUDIES Methodology: It is suggested that these should be conducted as a role-play discussion at the front of the room. Points to be highlighted/suggested areas for discussion: CASE STUDY 1 39. – The people involved in making a decision on this matter would include: the prison director, security staff, the local community, an agriculturalist, medical 55