Meals
Compiled text through Mar 31, 2022
Register checked through Jul 29, 2026
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Mar 31, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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- Latest notice
- DOS-11-25-00002-A · Adopted rule · Dec 31, 2025
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
(a)Each prisoner in a local correctional facility shall be served at least three meals in each 24-hour period. Such meals shall be scheduled so that:
(1)the morning meal is served at a regularly scheduled time between the hours of 5 a.m. and 9 a.m.;
(2)the noon meal is served at a regularly scheduled time between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; and
(3)the evening meal is served at a regularly scheduled time between the hours of 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
(b)The person responsible for the supervision of the food service program shall establish policies and procedures designed to ensure that food is served at proper temperatures. At least one of the three regularly scheduled meals in a 24-hour period shall be served hot.
(c)Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (b) of this section, an inmate confined in special housing, as that term is defined in section 7013.2(h) of this Title, who engages in unhygienic acts, such as spitting or throwing feces or urine, or who uses food or food service equipment in a manner that is a threat to the safety, security, or good order of the facility, or the health or safety of any person, may be provided with alternative meals subject to the following conditions:
(1)the determination to provide alternative meals shall be made by the chief administrative officer in writing and shall state the specific facts and reasons underlying such determination, a copy of which shall be given to the inmate;
(2)alternative meals shall supply an appropriate level of nutrients and calories and shall be approved by a certified nutritionist or dietician;
(3)the provision of alternative meals shall not exceed seven days, although alternative meals may be reinstated at a future time if the inmate's use of food or food service equipment again presents a threat to the safety, security, or good order of the facility, or the health or safety of any person; and
(4)an inmate placed on alternative meals shall be examined by facility health staff at least every 24 hours in accordance with section 137 of the Correction Law.