The DoJ strikes again. I suggest we let the American people vote on this. I'm relatively sure of the outcome, but I could be surprised.
As a second thought, we should let the families of those wronged by the criminals decide whether they get the proper meals.
On third thought, let the families of the men incarcerated prepare and bring the food to them, at there own expense.
I'm sorry if this offends anyone, but I'm tired of my hard earned income be taken and spent on such things. I tired of some criminals living better (Cable TV, gym facilities etc.) than some citizens of the US.
If You Can't Do The Time, Don't Do The Crime.

I clearly think we should accommodate people's religious beliefs. The cost issue reminds me of the trifling stuff that our WI state Legislative Audit Bureau sometimes finds. Someone drove a state car a few miles for personal use. It's important to pay attention to the "broken windows" so waste doesn't get out of hand, but we're not going to solve anything significant by monitoring car use. We probably spend more auditing it.

I think the same way about this. Unless we assign some market value to the opportunity for righteous indignation, the cost of meals isn't significant.

Getting back to the "broken windows" waste idea, I actually think not accommodating people's religious beliefs is small broken-window problem that contributes to bigger problems. Even though it's all just imaginary friends to me, religion is something that ties people to their families, even if they don't believe the superstitious elements. If we're serious about religious pluralism we must accommodate people's religious beliefs.