The content of the Ceuta prison menu has been one of the points of controversy in recent months. He Home Office had to include in a parliamentary response the food that inmates at the facility can buy … penitentiary to end speculation that inmates had no opportunity to eat pork in the kitchens.
This controversy, which is currently reaching its final stage, dates back to last October, when the media Ceuta Actualidad published the information according to which Christian prisoners and officials They expressed their discomfort at not being able to eat pork inside the premises. The root of the problem was that the management of the center thought more about the Muslim population than the rest and prioritized their demands.
Staff and inmates demanded that diversity of beliefs be taken into account when preparing different dishes and not just halal menus. Criticism of the center’s management intensified following this widely commented publication.
Prisoners can buy everything from Serrano ham to halal products at the Spanish prison commissariat
However, a few days later, the management of Ceuta prison decided to rectify the situation, according to the media which produced the information. Thus, it was discovered that the alleged order did not come from Home Office and yes, the current Facilities Director.
Although the controversy has lessened over time, the government of Pedro Sanchez had to respond to several requests for information recorded on this subject by the Vox party. Santiago Abascal’s training requested data on this episode and on the access of the rest of the prisoners to pork.
Cold meats
The Executive assured that the commissary service One of its objectives is to satisfy the needs of all inmates of the penitentiary centers managed by this entity according to their “preferences and purchasing power”.
Precisely, it is a Royal Decree which approved the Prison regulations with the updated list of commissary products and prices that must be displayed to the inmate population next to the office window where these and delicatessen related products are distributed.
In this context, the Ministry of the Interior has published the list of these products, which are: serrano ham, chorizo/salchichón (pork), mini stick of chorizo/fuet (pork), sliced soft/sheep/goat/mature cheese, sliced mature cheese or cream cheese.
Inmates also have pâté, tuna, ham, york, single-dose turkey, halal turkey/chicken and halal sausages/sausages at their disposal. List of foods inmates can purchase settle this debate. Both in Ceuta and in the rest of Spanish prisons, inmates can buy different products based on their beliefs and tastes.