Daniel Rosen

Daniel Rosen, Co-founder of the Coalition for Carceral Nutrition and a Public Health Fellow at the Bard Prison Initiative, sheds light on the food crisis in prisons. Incarcerated from 2015 to 2021, he labels prison food as ‘dietary malpractice.’ The discussion reveals how budget cuts lead to inadequate meals that harm inmates' health. Rosen also highlights the irony of prison gardens that produce food but are not accessible to inmates. He calls for urgent reforms to uphold dignity and nutrition, linking food quality to mental health and safety.