The attitude of corrections personnel to the serving of nutrloaf in prisons would best be described in legal terms as

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Deliberate indifference refers to a legal standard that can be applied in cases involving violations of a person’s constitutional rights, such as cruel and unusual punishment in prisons. It means that corrections personnel knew of a potential harm to a prisoner's rights, but failed to address it or take appropriate actions to prevent it. In the case of serving nutriloaf, if prisoners are being subjected to it as a form of punishment or as a means of controlling their behavior without regard for their nutritional needs, then corrections personnel could be deemed to have acted with deliberate indifference to the prisoners' rights.

The Attitude of Corrections Personnel to the Serving of Nutrloaf