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Mary Dee Vargas

Mary Dee Vargas

Olympic athlete

Jun 17, 2026

2:41
So I'm going to have you explain that to us.
2:44
Right, so this is a hard topic because we all imagine that we're not going to end up in that situation, but the reality is sometimes we do.
2:53
And there isn't a great deal of control over really anything when you're in prison.
2:58
That's kind of the point.
3:00
However, you still do have rights to safe food.
3:05
You still do have rights not to experience discrimination.
3:09
And so in the context of prison, For somebody with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity who can't safely consume gluten, they do have a right to a gluten-free food.
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