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KENTUCKY....
Philadelphia-based Aramark Correctional Services serves three meals each day at Kentucky's 13 state prisons. Thursday, State Auditor Crit Luallen released an audit of the Department of Corrections' $12 million food service contract with Aramark which identified more than $36,000 in overpayments made by Department of Corrections to Armark due to billing errors and noncompliance with contract provisions and said the total overpayments could exceed $130,000. The audit found that in most cases billing errors and food production problems favored Aramark rather than the state. Due to poor documentation, it could not be determined whether Aramark consistently followed approved recipes, used the proper quantity of ingredients, and met food safety standards regarding food temperatures or use of leftovers. Aramark received almost $148,000 in inmate-grown food for nearly no cost, which is not compliant with the contract.