RE: IDK, do they even get chicken in jail?
I remember Aunt Bee would walk over to the jail to bring the town drunk Otis Campbell a basked with a red checkered kitchen towel covering hot fried chicken, biscuits, mashed potatoes and apple pie.
State correctional facilities frequently have chicken on the menu, though it varies by institution. Chicken is considered a staple protein, often appearing as patties, nuggets, or baked quarters, but some facilities have reduced its frequency due to budget constraints.
Common chicken items include “Buffalo chicken,” “chicken sausage,” “pepper chicken,” and crispy chicken patties.
In some systems, chicken has been reduced from three times a week to once per week to reduce costs.
-—The Marshall Project website.
She should have accepted his offer.
At the local jail all they serve for lunch and dinner are corndogs. A neighbor had to go there during work release and was so sick of them. “At least if I had gone to prison I would have received regular meals!”
I was recalling the same thing. Frances Bavier (Aunt Bea) started out on the show as just the nice lady that cooked for the jail.