An Ohio sheriff staunchly defended a so-called “warden burger” served to solitary confinement inmates after a trio of Democrats he lambasted as “the Three Stooges” revealed a letter criticizing the jail’s practices.
Ohio Reps. Christine Cockley and Mark Sigrist and state Sen. William DeMora revealed a letter on Jan. 6, imploring the Ohio Division of Rehabilitation and Corrections to analyze situations on the Butler County Jail.
Within the letter, the Democrats claimed that there’s “documented proof of harmful and deteriorating situations” on the jail, together with overcrowding, meals service violations and heating deficiencies.
The meals service complaints largely surrounded the jail’s hallmark “warden burger,” which is given to inmates in solitary confinement as an additional punishment.
The detestable fiber-heavy slop is made from tomato paste, flour, dry milk, oats, beans, floor turkey, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, onion, celery, and garnished with a touch of salt. The combo of components is mashed right into a patty and slapped between two items of white bread.
Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones posted a video responding to “the Three Stooges” and their grievances, which he boiled right down to “the dumbest factor I’ve ever seen in my life.”
“[The warden burger] is authorised by a dietician. It’s most likely essentially the most nutritious meal we serve. So that you don’t prefer it, it’s not your mommy or your daddy fixing your meal. It’s jail. You solely get that once you get in hassle,” Jones stated in a video assertion on Fb.
“Fiber’s good for you. Lots of people battle to get fiber,” he added.
Jones ran by an inventory addressing the letter’s different allegations and guaranteed that the jail workers would repair any reported heating points. He additionally insisted that the jail was roughly 200 inmates beneath capability.
An August report launched by the Ohio Division of Rehabilitation and Corrections, which was cited within the letter, revealed that 805 inmates had been held on the county jail — 49 greater than the division’s beneficial capability, however 39 under the Butler County Correctional Complicated’s listed most housing capability.
In the identical report, an inspector discovered that the jail violated the state’s “necessary requirements” on inmate meals, which require that every prisoner obtain the identical meals until they’ve a well being or security concern.
Jones disregarded the Democrats’ letter and stated they solely wrote it as a result of “they’re most likely whining and crying as a result of I’ve illegals in my jail.”
“I’ve 400 illegals in my jail. Don’t come to this nation illegally. When you do, sorry, you’re gonna come to jail,” Jones stated.
“They’re so sizzling and so indignant, all they see is pink. Flames. ‘They’re gonna get Sheriff Jones, he’s a dumb—s, he doesn’t know what he’s doing’,” Jones added mockingly.
Cockley, Sigirst and DeMora referred to as on the state division to conduct an unannounced inspection of the Butler County Jail to handle their prolonged issues. They’re additionally pushing the division to probe why immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are being held with the jail’s basic inmate inhabitants.
