Download or read book Food as a Mechanism of Control and Resistance in Jails and Prisons written by Salvador Jimenez Murguía and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the topic of food and foodways within American jails and prisons. It focuses on food as a political item in the service of control when executed by jail and prison personnel, as well as a mechanism of resistance on the part of the prisoners themselves.