The sheriffs, jail administrators or independent contractors of each county in the state shall supply with food the prisoners in their jails, and at all times all food so furnished shall be of a good and wholesome quality and sufficient in quantity for the proper maintenance of life.
§ 33-3-6 NMSA 1978
Food for prisoners
Laws 1891, ch. 57, § 1; C.L. 1897, § 828; Code 1915, § 3041; C.S. 1929, § 75-109; 1941 Comp., § 45-205; 1953 Comp., § 42-2-5; Laws 1983, ch. 181, § 7; 1984, ch. 22, § 8.
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