Cuyahoga County Council has extended the contract for Trinity Services Group to provide food to inamtes at the county jail. Trinity has faced criticism for food quality in the past.
Trinity Services Group will be paid $7.9 million to continue providing meals to county jail inmates for the next year, under legislation approved in a vote by the council.
The vote barely passed with a 6-5 vote. Jack Schron, Patrick Kelly, Dale Miller, Scott Tuma, Michael Gallagher and Pernel Jones voted in favor of extending the contract. Yvonne Conwell, Meredith Turner, Cheryl Stephens, Sunny Simon and Martin Sweeney voted against the legislation. Tuma acknowledged the agreement with Trinity is “not the optimal contract,” but since the previous contract with Trinity expires at the end of September, “We really are limited in our options at the moment,” Tuma said.
In the past, Trinity has served meals so unappetizing correctional officers worried it could spark a riot.
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