Atlanta City Jail serving up food to workers and shelters city-wide
With most restaurants shuttered by this week’s icy blast, the Atlanta City Detention Center has opened up its cafeteria to city employees and is providing meals for shelters across Atlanta.
Jail Chief Patrick Labat said the facility is serving upwards of 800 meals to Atlanta workers, most of whom are working 12-hour shifts to combat the storm. The jail is also prepared to dish up to 1,500 meals during each mealtime to employees and shelters for as long as two weeks, he said.
“In an emergency like this, a lot of people will lose corporate resources, and we have one of the largest kitchens in the city,” he said Wednesday, as he shared breakfast with a handful of officials from Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration and jail employees.
“This is how you know you’re all special — we have knives and forks,” he joked, a nod to security measures which typically prohibit utensils that could be carved into weapons.
Labat said the jail typically keeps about one to two weeks of food on hand. Following the winter storm in late January, during which the jail served 2,200 meals to school children and city workers, the center quickly restocked with extra food to spare, he said.
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