1.   And hard to swallow... inmates say prison food is appalling.

2.   A prisoner who refused to join in a boycott of prison food had his cell set on fire by fellow inmates.

3.   But new information surfaced about Medina, who shuffled into court apparently exhausted, having refused prison food since his arrest Saturday because it is not kosher.

4.   Colvin, who speaks no Spanish, swears he can not stomach prison food and survives on cans of tuna fish and sausage sent to him by his family.

5.   He said he was desperate for a good meal after years of prison food, maybe seafood and a milkshake.

6.   One gripe was that the prison food was terrible.

7.   Other cases nationwide involved passsengers getting drunk on airplanes and convicts rioting to get prison food.

8.   They had confiscated food and wine, which, after months of prison food, reduced their enthusiasm.

9.   Two nights later, he was eating prison food after being taken into custody on charges that he was secretly supporting Kurdish terrorists.

10.   While incarcerated, Carter refused to eat prison food, obey prison rules, or in any other way accept his condition as if he were a guilty man.