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To: John Chen who wrote (29229)	7/15/2011 12:22:36 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 119362

What about the cable TV? Florida jail ends free underwear for inmates to cut costs news.yahoo.com ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - A central Florida sheriff has announced a cost-saving measure that hits below the belt: no more free underwear for men booked into jail. Starting August 1, the Polk County jail will no longer provide five pairs of briefs to male inmates. Instead, inmates will have the option of buying Fruit of the Loom boxers or briefs from the jail canteen. Sheriff Grady Judd said the end of free underwear will save an estimated $45,000 a year in operation costs. Judd in a statement said, "$45,000 is one person's job we're saving. If inmates want to wear underwear in jail, they can buy it, just like hard-working Polk County citizens do." This isn't the first time the sheriff has invoked creative cost cuts. He eliminated peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, cornbread, coffee, juice and fresh milk from the jail menu a few years ago, saying if inmates wanted to eat those things they should stop breaking the law. "We have to provide them with nutritious. That doesn't mean it has to be five-star delicious," Judd said at the time. Under the new policy, male inmates can pay $2.54 for a pair of briefs or $4.48 for a pair of boxers, the sheriff's office said. Laundry services will still be offered twice a week. Female inmates will continue to receive five free pairs of underwear for their jail stay for hygiene reasons, sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Eleazer said on Friday. "Female inmates will continue to receive five free pairs of underwear for their jail stay for hygiene reasons" I guess the men can just stew in their own juices as far as the prison is concerned. 7 Replies. 11Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0 Sharon S22 minutes ago I see skid marks and a dark cloud hanging over Florida. Reply. 7Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0 Prince Steven 1820 minutes ago That's pretty expensive underwear. I don't pay that much. 1 Reply. 6Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1 Joylynn25 minutes ago Why cut PB & J? If I was running a jail that would be about all they'd get. You can't get much cheaper than PB & J. Maybe some potatoes. 4 Replies. 7Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0 Chasing Glory23 minutes ago Freeballin Felons, sounds dangerous Reply. 8Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0 Duramis27 minutes ago I applaud this move, though I don't envy the guys doing laundry now. Reply. 16Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!3 David21 minutes ago Turn the A/C and heat off also. Tax paying, hard work Americans can't even pay for it. Why should they get it. Take the TVs out, cut off the cable, make them start working in the fields cutting grass, picking up trash and litter....work it off. 2 Replies. 9Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!3 Ms Colleen25 minutes ago Nobody should be getting free anything. You go to jail, you pick up trash, make plates, do something but stop treating them like they are at a country club. 4 Replies. 21Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!6 Still Hopeful30 minutes ago Might as well start charging them for food and lodging, too. It's time to start treating criminals like criminals, like other countries do. 1 Reply. 13Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!3 Kory B24 minutes ago sounded like a good thing until they said that females will still continue to get free drawers.....I thought females wanted to be treated equal in this country????? Reply. 10Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!2 DrX19 minutes ago take out the cable tv and internet too. And how about Mac and cheese for dinner. I also know alot of hard working Americans who don't have AC... Reply. 4Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0 michael19 minutes ago 5 stars for peanut butter and jelly. Lol that is great hate to see the crap they have to eat! Reply. 4Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!0 jon21 minutes ago As for the men, I guess one less piece of clothing they have to remove when they bend then over...LMAO Reply. 3Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1 D Scott10 minutes ago In my opinion the prisons in the u.s. should never drain the economy. If anything, every prison should have a particular trade. Bring in experts to teach the inmates something that they can use to make & sell that will allow for the prisons to be able to pay for their own expenses including... More 2 Replies. 5Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1 2Sense22 minutes ago Judd is the man. No #$%$ slips past this man. 1 Reply. 9Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!2 CB27 minutes ago Discrimination in favor of women, shame shame shame. Reply. 2Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1 Jim A7 minutes ago If this will save $45,000 per year, that means that at $2.54 per pair and 5 pairs per inmate, they would be providing underwear for over 3500 inmates. The current inmate population is only 121. Something doesn't add up.... 2 Replies. 4Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!1 Rob7 minutes ago Prison should be a hell-hole. Currently, our prisons are not much of a deterrent against crime. 1 Reply. 4Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!2 Felo18 minutes ago I'm almost positive this move will eliminate "saggin" pants in this jail..... 2 Replies. 6Please sign in to rate!Please sign in to rate!2 Blue Eyes24 minutes ago Stupid, why dont they get rid of cable tv instead? 1 Reply. . More Post a comment .