" Some people may argue here, what right do prisoners have to anything beyond basic nutrition? But this is the wrong question. The relevant question is, what do we accomplish by serving nutraloaf? We shame the men and women who receive it, certainly. We cause them to suffer. Perhaps Sheriff Clarke is correct that the fear of it improves prison discipline in the short term. If these are our only goals—shame, vengeance, and control—then the loaf may well serve these purposes. "

― Christine Montross , Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration