I don’t read it as a revenge fantasy so much as indifference and an unwillingness to work for them to improve their conditions. I get that it would be better fo

I don’t read it as a revenge fantasy so much as indifference and an unwillingness to work for them to improve their conditions. I get that it would be better for society if we all worked harder to treat criminals better to lower the recidivism rate to protect ourselves from subsequent crime, but it’s also a hard sell to ask people to give up their limited time with family, friends, hobbies and interests, and go do that actual work. Is it those people’s fault if someone they dont know commits a crime? What society has ever existed without deviant behavior? I think the proof of that unwillingness to dedicate time is in the pudding. Do you work to make inmates better food, or make their kitchen more inviting? Does anyone responding indignantly to OP? This food critic wrote this thinkpiece based on their little adventure, then they’re going to go back to their enlightened culinary experiences at Naha et al. So what have they really accomplished? It almost reads as condescending towards inmates: a bunch of high society types gawking and pontificating from afar about how positively terrible their living conditions are. Oh and also, did you hear about Crowdstrike and Harris and the new way to build a UI with Javascript? It’s like overhearing conversation taking place between a couple of people from Google on a team building field trip to the zoo. I’d love to be wrong and come back here and read a piece about how some rich tech bros decided to revolutionize a correctional facility’s food system. But until I see that I see no reason to change my opinion on the behavior I’m seeing right now.