The head of the kitchen at the Georgetown Prison yesterday defended the quality of food served to inmates as “fairly satisfactory.”
With the food served at the prison being one of sources of complaints by inmates during recent protests, Prison Officer Gordon Daniels, who is responsible for the meals, was summoned to testify before the Commission of Inquiry established to investigate the conditions at the institution, where 17 inmates died last month in a fire.
Taking the stand at the Department of Public Service building, Daniels, who is tasked with ensuring meals are delivered to the inmates in a timely manner, stated yesterday that meals at the prison are served between the hours of 7am and 4pm.
The meals for the inmates are prepared in two separate batches: for the condemned prisoners and the general population.
