SCR 13 Encouraging the Alaska Department of Corrections to provide canned Alaska Pink Salmon to inmates of the Alaska prison system.
Click for PDF: http://www.akdemocrats.org/sponsor/SCR13_ss_sen_lincoln.pdfThis resolution promotes the use of Alaska's surplus canned pink salmon in our Alaska and Arizona prisons. A projected 60 million tall (14.75 oz) cans of pink salmon remain in surplus, with another strong year of pink salmon returns predicted for the 2003 season.
Salmon is a traditional Alaskan food, yet Alaska inmates, particularly those in Arizona, receive little Alaskan salmon in their diet. Canned pink salmon is an inexpensive source of Omega-3, a fatty-acid shown to decrease the risk for heart disease and other ailments. Canned pink salmon inventories are readily available in Alaska and Seattle for shipping to both Alaska and Arizona correctional facilities.
This resolution encourages correctional facilities throughout the state and the Florence Corrections Center in Arizona to serve wild Alaska canned pink salmon to promote inmate health. Increased consumption of canned pink salmon will benefit the state's commercial salmon industry by reducing surplus inventories.