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Post by ClayCoBri on Mar 1, 2022 15:51:44 GMT
We are looking at updating our religious diet policy to allow for more structure and less of a "I want this because others have it" structure. We are thinking about implementing a contract and new policy to reflect the process. We are looking for other policies to review and use as references. What religious diets are common for your facilities? Do you have a questionnaire to go along with the diets to verify compliance with the specific religious requests? Does anyone use a Contract for the religious diet requests? Any information/policies/comments are welcome!
Thanks!
CO Bri
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Post by Lyon Co John on Mar 7, 2022 17:46:23 GMT
At Lyon Co, we don't have a contract for claims of religious diet. We do accommodate religious diet but it's very limited. Our more common claim is the Muslims religion, no pork diet. 99.8% of our kitchen food is turkey so that's hardly an issue. We've had claims of the Jewish religion, Kosher diet and basically what they received were pre-package food.
We don't have a questionnaire to confirm their claim. We go off their previous bookings and if they are a frequent visitor, we'll have enough data to either accommodate or deny. Another way we confirm is to call up previous counties they've been to and confirm or deny with their staff.
Hope this helped. Good Luck.
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Post by Miranda Neuwirth on Mar 7, 2022 17:51:58 GMT
Kosher and those following Ramadan are the ones we typically see, if any at Crow Wing.
An inmate submits a special diet request. If it is for a Kosher diet, administration checks if they have purchased non-kosher items. There is also a kosher commissary list. If they are approved for the diet, they are only allowed to purchase items from the approved list. We use the kosher premade meals as well. Some items are added to make sure they meet the calorie requirement. There is a limited assortment of these meals that the kitchen uses so many don't remain on the diet for very long. Administration has asked the inmate which Judaism religious movement they belong to and to provide one of Judaism's core tenets.
Those that follow Ramadan submit their diet request. According to the time table, they end up getting their breakfast around 0300hours. Their lunch and supper trays they get at 2100.
Thanks!
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Post by anokacomel on Mar 8, 2022 15:30:36 GMT
At Dakota we have four meals only
We serve no pork in our facility.
1. Regular meals (no pork) also Kosher
2. Vegetarian meals, has milk products
3. Kosher Meals
4. Vega meals, has no milk products
Medical handles all special diets, Low sodium, lactose, diabetic etc.
For Ramadan, Inmates have sign up for bag meals to be served in the evening
If you have any more questions, please feel free to call me or Sgt Schak
God Bless
Pastor Jim - Chaplain 651-438-4813
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Post by Kathy Busack on Mar 8, 2022 16:05:44 GMT
Aramark provides us with the menu and that is what we use. Nurse has to pick one of items on the menu. |
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Post by kanabeccojstevens on Mar 8, 2022 20:13:21 GMT
At Kanabec, we have Summit foods do all our diet restrictions. If they are religious, I will research them and let the kitchen and inmate know if it's approved or not. If it's medical, our nurse checks those.
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Post by stearnsconohner on Mar 9, 2022 16:21:38 GMT
We are looking at updating our religious diet policy to allow for more structure and less of a "I want this because others have it" structure. We are thinking about implementing a contract and new policy to reflect the process. We are looking for other policies to review and use as references. What religious diets are common for your facilities? Do you have a questionnaire to go along with the diets to verify compliance with the specific religious requests? Does anyone use a Contract for the religious diet requests? Any information/policies/comments are welcome! Thanks! CO Bri In Stearns we modified a MCF-STC religious diet sheet to fit our needs. We do not use strict rules to get on the diet, but it does lock the inmate into a diet and the options if they want to get off. Kosher is the main religious diet that is sought but that diet is not very glamorous so it tends to be short lived. I'll include a copy. |
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