Chef To The People Behind Bars

Read the amazing story of Louise Mathews, chief of Food Services for the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, and how our criminal rehabilitation and reform system rests on the premise of homemade hamburger buns and identical sizes of chocolate cake slices.

"At the back of her mind is the knowledge that many prison riots in this country are food-related...Sameness in portion size is critical to ensure inmates don't fight over someone getting a larger piece of cake."

Make-at-home recipes are included for parents who feel guilty for sending bad children to bed early without dinner.
Louise Mathews makes sure those behind bars get some decent grub [San Diego Union-Tribune]