Columbia County Sheriff's Office
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The Columbia County Correctional Facility/Jail Food Service Unit consists of full time and part
time Cooks supervised by a Head Cook. Every day the staff prepares all meals for up to 139
inmates. Meals have been approved by a certified dietitian and meet state requirements for
nutritional value.
The Head Cook is responsible for creating menus, ordering food, updating inventory,
and overseeing deliveries. There is usually a number of Inmates who are placed on special
diets due to medical or religious needs. The Head Cook also supervises inmate kitchen and
laundry trustees, (trustees are inmates who are allowed to work within the facility, who are
screened for criminal history, present crime(s), and jail disciplinary history).
The cooks prepare and serve three meals daily with a hot lunch being the largest meal.
Approximately one hundred thirty five thousand meals are prepared each year by the Food Service
Unit.
Bonnie Bertram is the Head Cook of the Food Service Unit.
Copyright ©2006 Columbia County Sheriff's Office, Hudson, NY 12534
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David W. Harrison, Jr., SHERIFF James R. Sweet, UNDERSHERIFF