Ohio to Privatize Inmate Meal Services
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) has awarded a two-year contract to Philadelphia-based Aramark to provide meal services to the state’s 50,000 inmates.
Expected to save approximately $14 million annually during a time of a $60 million deficit, Aramark won the bid with a cost of $3.61 per inmate, per day.
“The department is able to meet its budget requirements while avoiding closing housing units and laying off security staff,” said JoEllen Smith, spokeswoman for the ODRC.
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