Ramen noodles have become the most valuable “currency” among U.S. prisoners – overtaking the more traditional cigarettes, stamps and envelopes – a study reveals.
The rise in value of instant noodles was deemed a result of “punitive frugality” by Michael Gibson-Light, a doctoral candidate at the University of Arizona who was behind the investigation, published Monday. He blamed budget cuts for bringing about a decline in prison food standards.
– AP