1HARRISBURG, PA – Concerned over unsanitary food conditions in correctional facilities, Representatives Nathan Davidson, Dave Madsen, and Ben Waxman are introducing legislation to require expert health inspections of all state and county prison kitchens across Pennsylvania.

The Democratic lawmakers said their proposal would direct the Department of Agriculture, not the Department of Corrections, to conduct health and safety inspections of food storage, preparation, and service areas.

Currently, county correctional institutions are reviewed by the Department of Corrections every 12 to 24 months, while state facilities are monitored internally by the agency’s Food Services Division.

Davidson said reports from Dauphin County and other regions suggest that some facilities are not being exa

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