BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama sheriff who was imprisoned after admitting he legally pocketed more than $200,000 from his jail kitchen while feeding meals that prisoners described as skimpy and unappetizing has agreed to give up future profits from the operation.
A court document filed Friday showed that Morgan County Sheriff Greg Bartlett has promised to use all government funding he receives for jail food to actually feed prisoners.
That's a change from the past, when Bartlett pocketed any profits generated by the kitchen under an Alabama law dating to the 1920s.
A federal judge jailed Bartlett overnight this week after ruling that he purposely fed prisoners inadequately to maximize his personal profits under the system.
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