[Stoat]

Correction:

inmates live on a vile diet of rotting food past its sell-by date

The food is neither vile nor rotting. The sell-by date is not the eat-by date.

Agreed, I noticed that also.  Although the Sun frequently has some great stories, they are occasionally guilty of engaging in the time-honored tabloid tradition of hyperbole   :-)

Correction:

inmates live on a vile diet of rotting food past its sell-by date

The food is neither vile nor rotting. The sell-by date is not the eat-by date.

[Jeff Chandler]

I also heard that chain gang detail is a reward for good behavior, allowing the inmates to get out and around a bit.

[jakewashere]

If you think the Sun is being hyperbolic, you should hear what our local wretched lefty rag (the NEW TIMES) says about Arpaio every time he’s in the news. They’ve all but called him a Nazi.

[buccaneer81]

The food is neither vile nor rotting. The sell-by date is not the eat-by date.

It may not kill anything but your appetite. Having been a guest of the Franklin County (Ohio) jail several years ago, I can tell you that the bologna was consistently green.