Russia Upgrades Prisoner Diets with More Meat and Vegetables
The daily meat ration for prisoners was increased from 90 to 100 grams. The vegetable ration for prisoners and the accused rose from 250 to 320–340 grams. Meanwhile, rations of bread, potatoes, salt, and margarine products were reduced for all detainees.
Consensus
- The Russian government has revised the dietary norms for individuals in pre-trial detention and prisons.
- The changes include increased meat, vegetable, and dairy intake for detainees.
- The new dietary norms reduce the amount of bread, potatoes, salt, and margarine.
- The updated rations will include two chicken eggs, 100 grams of cottage cheese, one apple, or 150 milliliters of juice per week for those awaiting trial.
- The new rules will increase the daily meat allowance for convicted individuals from 90 to 100 grams.
- The daily vegetable intake for both groups will increase from 250 to 320–340 grams.
- The new rations will be divided by season and include specific vegetables such as cabbage, beet, carrot, onion, cucumber, tomato, pumpkin, and zucchini.
- The updated diet will align with Rosconsumnadzor's recommendations on macronutrients and energy value.
- The changes will take effect in March 2027.
- The new rules are based on a government decree published on the official legal information portal.
Points of divergence
- The new diet will include butter, chicken eggs, and cottage cheese for detainees, with different menus for convicted individuals and those awaiting trial. — tg_mash
- The government approved a new diet that will cost approximately 1.2 billion rubles annually for around 280,000 detainees. — tg_mash
- The new diet will be implemented starting in 2027. — tg_mash
- For those in pre-trial detention, the daily allowance of butter is 10 grams, and they will receive two eggs and 100 grams of cottage cheese per week. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The daily meat allowance for convicted individuals is increased to 100 grams, and vegetable intake is increased to 320 grams from April to September and 340 grams from October to March. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The fish allowance remains unchanged at 100 grams per day, but must be gutted and headless. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The daily bread, potato, margarine, and salt allowances are reduced for both groups. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The new diet includes butter for convicted individuals, and the allowance for those in pre-trial detention includes 100 grams of cottage cheese and two chicken eggs per week. — vm
- The new diet includes a seasonal breakdown of vegetables, with specific types listed. — vm
- The new diet includes seasonal division of vegetables and specifies the types: cabbage, beet, carrot, onion, cucumbers, tomatoes, pumpkin, and zucchini. — vesti
- The new diet includes fruits, cottage cheese, juice, reduced unhealthy food, and increased vegetables and meat. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (7 sources)
- Russian prisoners will be turned into fitonias. The government approved a new diet, and Mash Money calculated how much this will cost. — Mash
- Russians sent to pretrial detention allowed to eat two eggs and one apple per week — The Moscow Times
- Government changed feeding standards for prisoners in Russia — Коммерсантъ
- In Russia, feeding standards for prisoners will change starting in 2027 — Ведомости
- TASS: Prisoners in Russia added fruits, cottage cheese and juice to their diet — Вечерняя Москва
- Government of Russia changed feeding standards for prisoners — Вести
- Prisoners in Russia added fruits, cottage cheese and juice to their diet, reduced amount of harmful food and increased share of vegetables and... — ТАСС (Telegram)