Clean hands in Ohio. Hot meals in Kentucky.

Thinking about committing a crime, but just can't decide whether to do it in Ohio or Kentucky?You might want to think about where you'll be spending your time.

Interestingly enough, each state has its own sets of rules for their jails. These standards regulate everything from building size to food preparation.

Here's a couple examples of how the two states stack up.

Eating:
Both states require inmates be fed three meals a day.

Kentucky further says the meals must contain a total of 2,400 calories and one must be hot. No such temperature specifications are on Ohio’s books.
Ohio does however, require that food handlers wash their hands when reporting for duty or returning from the toilet. Kentucky standards don’t include that rule (perhaps it goes without saying.)

Housing:
In dormitory-style settings, Ohio requires room sizes of 50-square-feet per inmate. Kentucky mandates 40.

In Ohio, temperatures must be kept between 66 and 80 degrees. In Kentucky: between 65 and 85 degrees.

In Ohio, noise levels musn’t exceed 70 decibels in the day or 45 decibels at night. No such ear-protecting rules were immediately found in on Kentucky’s books.

Inmates in the Buckeye state get one toilet and shower for every 12 people. The Bluegrass state’s jails are a little more liberal with their toilets -- allowing one commode, lavatory and drinking fountain for every 10 prisoners --- but less so with their showers: One shower per 20 prisoners.