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Sheriff's Incentive
- An obscure Alabama law allowed sheriffs to keep excess inmate food funds.
- This created an incentive for sheriffs to minimize food costs, maximizing personal profit.
Jail Food Conditions
- Inmates at Etowah County Jail reported being served expired food unfit for human consumption.
- Food was reportedly the source of riots and suicide attempts within the jail.
Lawsuit and Abuses
- A lawsuit revealed that 49 out of 67 Alabama sheriffs exploited the food fund law.
- Sheriffs refused to disclose records of their personal profits from these funds.