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Ark. county jail to continue serving cold meals to inmates

Inmates in the Benton County Jail are some of the only ones in Arkansas to get all three meals served cold

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By Katelynn Zoellner
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BENTON COUNTY, Ark. — The Benton County Jail is going to keep serving cold meals to inmates, after officials found out they don’t have enough money in their budget to switch to hot meals.

Officials said inmates in the Benton County Jail are some of the only ones in the state of Arkansas to get all three meals—breakfast, lunch and dinner—served cold.

“It’s food,” said Keshia Guyll, with the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. “Would I want to eat it every day? Probably not. But, you know, this is a jail. They are here for a reason.”

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