AlterNet: Food behind bars isn't fit for your dog

Well, I've eaten exactly three meals at the Peoria County Jail. I found them more edible that the warmed-over slop they served us as Glen Oak Grade School, yet less edible than cafeteria meals at Woodruff High School. First think I did when i got out was to go buy a cheeseburger.

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