COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state has hit a private food
vendor that holds the contract for feeding Ohio prison inmates with
$142,100 in damages for failing to meet contractual requirements.
The
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction says Philadelphia-based
Aramark Correctional Services failed to meet staffing requirements
several times at three prisons this year.
The state’s Friday
letter to Aramark obtained by The Associated Press also says Aramark has
failed to staff 414 positions required by its contract.
The
letter by DRC’s associate legal counsel Stephanie Warner says Aramark’s
actions required prison staff to perform food service tasks at several
meals.
Messages were left for Aramark seeking comment.
Aramark’s
$110 million Ohio deal to feed some 50,000 inmates began in September
and runs through June 30, 2015, with two opportunities to extend.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state has hit a private food
vendor that holds the contract for feeding Ohio prison inmates with
$142,100 in damages for failing to meet contractual requirements.
The
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction says Philadelphia-based
Aramark Correctional Services failed to meet staffing requirements
several times at three prisons this year.
The state’s Friday
letter to Aramark obtained by The Associated Press also says Aramark has
failed to staff 414 positions required by its contract.
The
letter by DRC’s associate legal counsel Stephanie Warner says Aramark’s
actions required prison staff to perform food service tasks at several
meals.
Messages were left for Aramark seeking comment.
Aramark’s
$110 million Ohio deal to feed some 50,000 inmates began in September
and runs through June 30, 2015, with two opportunities to extend.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.