Last week, the Bureau of Prisons removed pork from its menus. The reason was, supposedly, because pork had become less popular among inmates and it was getting expensive.

This raised a national furor, some saying that taking bacon away from inmates violated the Eight Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment.

On the other side of the argument, people don't understand why are we asking inmates what they want to eat?

Then a Senator from Iowa, Chuck Grassley , began asking questions. Pork is very important to Grassley because Iowa is the largest pork producer of pork in America, with over 63,000 people making their living in the pork industry there.

Grassley wanted to know just who was the swine behind that pigheaded decision, so he sent a letter to  Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Charles Samuel.

Pork is now back in the menu. And it only makes sense, seeing how tax payer dollars are paying for it. Why not spend those dollars on a product that is a big part of the economy.

Source: Craig Bannister

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