Comments on: Greenfield Pushes for Glatt Kosher Standard on Rikers Island

By: Milhouse

Milhouse — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:06:55 +0000

Rikers is a detention facility, not a prison. Most people there are not convicted criminals, and are entitled to be presumed innocent. Of course any Jew who is unfortunate enough to find himself there should have the same standard of food that he would have at home.

By: cheftze

cheftze — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:31:41 +0000

Everyone knows that false convictions happens to a certain percent of convicts. You often hear stories of people being released years later when it was determined they were totally innocent.

Additionally, you have people in jail who were never even convicted, pending trial, because they couldn’t afford bail or were denied bail. A number of them are acquitted at trial, yet spent time in prison despite their innocence.

By: cherrybim

cherrybim — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:51:23 +0000

This article is a huge chilul Hashem. Regular kosher was good enough for our bobbes and zeides and tzadikim of years ago; let alone the criminals in NYC prison.

Should they give the terrorists hallal super glatt too.

By: telegrok

telegrok — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:39:31 +0000

stay out of prison and you’ll get glatt freely. you should have considered your holy predilictions before you went to jail. chutzpah.

By: Shtickelbitfunny

Shtickelbitfunny — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:22:02 +0000

I agree with this article.
I would add though, SOME criminals incarcerated there (i.e. Levy Aron) should receive other jewish standard meals, such as ‘shiurim’. A ‘kzais’ of food a meal, a ‘rvius’ of water a day etc. But, lehavdil, other mild-crime offenders should have their faith-based eating habits and traditions offered to them.

By: yaakov doe

yaakov doe — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:19:56 +0000

Very troubling to read that there is a need for kosher food at Rikers. While it’s understood that someone can be wrongfully arrested, even that should a a rarity.