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Road Kill For Washington Prisons
Loaded on May 15, 1993
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1993, page 8
Prison food has been the subject of jokes and commentary for ages. Given its general low quality and often unidentifiable nature, meat dishes are often referred to as "road kill" or "mystery meat." If Washington state Representative Steve Fuhrman, (R) Kettle Falls, has his way these comments will be true, ...
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