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A study on self-catering in Danish prisons found that being able to make choices and exercise responsibility regarding their foods had a positive impact on prisoners. The study concluded that the ability to prepare their own food according to personal preferences and cultural affinity could have a
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in place of stoves, and ID cards in place of knives or other cutting tools. Some prisoners create heating elements by improvising a "stinger" by using electricity and metal nail clippers to heat up a pot of water.
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The base ingredient for most spreads is cooked instant ramen noodles, to which other ingredients are added for flavor and nutritional value. Shelf stable snack ingredients like
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reported that ramen was the most sold commissary item in 2016, ahead of coffee, rice, soap and razors. A 2016 study of a male state prison in the United States indicated that
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