Originally posted at Eclectablog.
I've written extensively about Aramark, the for-profit prison food vendor that supplies food services to prisons across Michigan. They've experienced repeated food shortages, employees bringing drugs and contraband to prisoners, employees having sex with prisoners, and most recently, maggots in multiple food preparation areas.
The state started cracking down on Aramark last March when they imposed at $98,000 fine for food shortages and unauthorized menu substitutions. Things didn't get better, however, and, in August, they got hit with another fine, this one for $200,000.
However, after a FOIA request by Progress Michigan, we now learn that the original $98,000 fine was never imposed. It was, in fact, canceled with Snyder administration officials telling Aramark administrators that they had been "too harsh" on them.
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