Inside a California prison’s restaurant, where workers get a second chance

The restaurant initiative began more recently with a diverse representation from a group of some 80 men who live in one ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Ex-prison chef opens restaurant after Obama commutes his sentence

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A former prison chef is living his dream as a restaurant owner after his nearly 50-year prison sentence was commuted by President Barack Obama, according to WPIX. Candido Ortiz was ...
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Prison, restaurant workers hoping to be next in line for COVID-19 vaccine

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The COVID-19 vaccine has finally arrived in Ohio. This week, health care workers and staff and residents in long-term care facilities were among the first to receive them. They’re ...
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Inside Solano County’s state prison kitchen, where dignity and purpose are on the menu

KAMIALI ABDULSALAM, Kami for short, has already been in the kitchen for several hours baking a batch of 100 sugar cookies when he pulls out chilled dough ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

In this California prison, inmates who cook for their guards and others ‘rely on each other’

Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Through many metal gates, across an active exercise yard, ...
The Conversation

Serving time: how fine dining in jail is helping prisoners and satisfying customers

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
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Award-winning prison restaurant where prisoners cook the food to close after 10 years

A top-rated restaurant based within the grounds of a prison that employs serving prisoners is set to close. After a decade of dishing up award-winning food and changing lives, The Clink Restaurant at ...