Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54080.5 Hot Meals

• No more than 14 hours shall elapse between the evening meal and breakfast. A minimum of two hot meals shall be served every 24-hours with three meals provided at regular hours during each 24-hour period. Variations to the two hot meals per day requirement may be allowed to accommodate religious observances and religious diet programs and institution emergencies. Inmates shall be allowed 20 minutes in the dining halls to eat their meals after receipt of their food tray. The institution head or designee may, at his/her discretion, modify the time allotment based on operational necessity. The time allotment may be increased by the Chief Medical Officer for inmates in licensed health care facilities, or due to an individual inmate’s documented medical or disability requirements.