However, the statistics that the author presented to the public; concerning these categories are equally interesting and significant. The quality of living conditions in penal institutions with regards to cooking is unpleasant. For example, the author discusses the equivalence of education, health care, and military facilities to prison food: “Typically, the least expensive food is purchased from the subcontractor penitentiary… fruits, vegetables, and even meat are purchased at a discount …unsellable in a retail environment” (Ross, 2012, p. 414). Therefore, within the general public many would not consider the quality of correctional cuisine to be so savage. In society, the majority believe that cases of violence sexual violence are frequent in penitentiary institutions. Therefore, this hypothesis is another myth that has manifested itself in the general public. Furthermore, al In order to maintain the intimidating concept of power within prisons, the media will continue to be used within prisons.