No more hot breakfasts for Kent Jail inmates, under new city contract

Published 8:39 pm Saturday, December 4, 2010

Inmates at the Kent City Jail will no longer receive hot breakfasts, starting in January, in order to save the city money.

The Kent City Council has approved a new five-year contract extension with Consolidated Food Management Inc., of Mercer Island. City officials asked the company to provide cold breakfasts at the jail to save the city about $10,000 per year, said Pat Fitzpatrick, deputy city attorney.

The cold breakfast will include cereal, fruit, rolls and coffee.