There Was a time that prisoners could trust in the prisons of Great -Britain, a gloopy helping of porridge.
In fact, it was served so often that 'doing porridge' became the jargon because he was locked up.
A look at the available options for contemporary prisoners in the prisons of Scotland, however, shows that they can now buy one of the 22 different grain options of prison stores instead of being limited to porridge.
The breakfast selection is one of the more than 500 individual products that prison bosses say that they can 'make available to people in our care' – for a price.
The stores also have 82 different types of candy to choose from, as well as 32 cookie options, 32 protein bars and shakes, seven supplements, 56 toiletries, including hair products and deodorant, eight types of rice, 28 different types of noodles and a mixture of nuts and popcorn.
Among the many grains that prisoners can choose to buy, Alps are original, honey monster clouds and knowabix, as well as local cornflakes, cookies and cream -colored hoops, chocolate clavers and honey loops.
There are also two types of countries crispy breakfast cereals made by food company Jordans – thick note and strawberry.
Products from household brand Kellogg's are also available, including various package sizes from Coco -Pops, crispy nuts, frosties, fruit 'n fiber and rice crispers. Selections on the Nestlé menu are Cookie Crisp, Cheerios and Honey Cheerios.
The term porridge is so synonymous with serving time that it was even used as the name for a BBC -Sitcom in prison, starring Ronnie Barker, Left, and Richard Beckinsdale
Frosties are among the many grains that prisoners can buy at the prison store
Although there may be many other options, Dad still contains on the list of items
Nevertheless, the traditional porridge options are still offered with brands such as Scott's and Hamlyn.
'Doing Porridge' was reflected in the hugely popular BBC Sitcom Porridge, which contained the fictional HMP Slade.
The series played Ronnie Barkin and Richard Beckinsale as prisoners Norman Stanley Fletcher and Lennie Godber, as well as Scottish actor Fulton Mackay, who played prison officer Mr Mackay.
The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) said that it buys products from a retail supplier and uses the national list of retail prices to determine how much the prisoners charge for each item.
It has a policy for earning prisoners, specifying the wage rates for various forms of targeted activities. Those who refuse to work do not receive payments.
Public cash is used to finance the annual account of £ 2.7 million for the income of prisoners in Scottish prisons.
In 2019, the SPS and Glasgow Caledonian University assessed prison policy against wages.
At that time, the desired policy of the prison service of the prison service specified payments that varied from £ 5 per week at the bottom of the wage scale up to £ 18- £ 21 per week for those who work in more demanding roles.
