Incarcerated: Pinegrove Correctional Centre

This is a letter for everyone currently at Pinegrove Correctional
Centre for women in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Since compass has taken
over the food supplement we have had issues with it. We are writing on
behalf of the woman and ourselves that are incarcerated at this facility. In
hope for you to voice our concerns and complaints we have with the new
company compass and with the way they provide the food. The food that is
being provided doesn?t amount to much, especially if you consider those
with special diets and pregnant women.

As of November 2015 the Ministry of Justice signed a contract with a
food company called ?Compass?. This contract was put into place to save a
few extra dollars. For three dollars a day they feed us inadequate and low
quality food. This company does not provide the proper nutrients or follow
the Canadian Food Guide. In fact there are times where we are not sure what
the food is that we are being served. We have concerns with this because we
are unaware of what we are eating and are concerned for long term affects,
and especially for the women who have diabetes and pregnant women. We
have been served food that is uncooked, leftovers from days before and
mystery meat.

When the original correctional kitchen staff was here, the staff 
inmates would both eat the same meal that had been prepared by the cooks.
Staff was able to eat and go to the back of the kitchen and now it is
prohibited and that concerns the staff and inmates a lot more. We are
unaware of the process they use to prepare the food and are worried that they
do not care enough to follow correct health procedures. Some women have
gotten sick after their meal, and have a fear of eating because they do not
want to feel ill. Many people are still hungry after dinner and supper. We are
feed bread in between meals to ?ll?ll our hunger and feed bread to go along
with every one of our meals, we are sick of bread. We are served 9 pieces of
wonder bread a day. The kitchen staff will not speak to us about any of the
concerns that we have.


IV- 
-n?In.llHow is the food being prepared? What is in the food? Where are they
getting it from? These are questions we would like straight up answers to.
We feel this company has to go, because some of the women will not eat the
food. We are people with morals, values and self respect. This is our ?rst
step to be heard. You are more then welcomed to phone or drop in and see it
but we doubt they will talk or even pick up your call.

We understand the reasons of our individual incarcerations and we
have made some wrong choices in our lives that brought us to the position
are still human beings just like everyone else, and
we want to express out rights as human beings. We are hoping to have our
voices heard and our concerns brought up to be noticed by the people who
can help or want to help. We are writing letters in h0pe that everyone who is
incarcerated can have their concerns and complaints heard.

Sincerely: Everyone Incarcerated