Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for Willis & Woy Sports Group(PHOENIX) — Pamela Anderson, the former Baywatch star and current PETA spokeswoman, visited Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday to promote an all-vegetarian meal program in the facility.
Anderson and a PETA rep said the Maricopa County jail system is a model for jails and prisons across the country in regard to serving healthy, cost-effective, meat-free meals to inmates, according to azcentral.com.
Anderson, a vegan for 20 years, notes the change in food is about striving to be healthier. “It’s about giving them a good diet and more nutrition and changing lives,” she said.
It’s also cost-effective, according to the sheriff’s office, which estimates that removing meat from meals will save as much as $200,000 annually. The vegetarian program has been in place for 16 months.
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