Inmates protest food quality at 2nd northern Michigan prison

(AP) — Inmates at a second prison in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have participated in a peaceful protest over the quality of food provided by a state contractor, an official said.

Demonstrations at Chippewa Correctional Facility took place Saturday through Monday, said Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Gautz.

Oldsmar, Florida-based Trinity Services Group replaced Philadelphia-based Aramark Correctional Services as Michigan's prison food contractor last year.

Lamont Heard, a Kinross inmate serving a life sentence for murder, told the Free Press in a telephone interview that the demonstrations were about food as well as complaints about a lack of ventilation and problems with overflowing toilets.