Founder’s Testimonial: Why I Started The OPB

When I was sentenced to prison, I had no idea just how bad the food would be. I was blessed before that point, I always ate well, and plenty of it. But my very first meal behind bars changed everything.

I took one bite of what they called a hamburger, and stopped mid-chew. The texture was wrong. The taste was worse. I spit it out. That’s when I learned the truth: it wasn’t real meat. It was a cow’s heart valve, one of many “meat blends” delivered in boxes marked “Not for Human Consumption.” That wasn’t rumor. That was common knowledge among inmates.

I was lucky. I had a family on the outside who sent me money. I could buy ingredients from the commissary to make something we called a prison burrito, a mix of ramen, corn chips, and cheese curls. It didn’t take much, but it was hot, flavorful, and filled you up.

Most inmates aren’t that lucky.

The truth is, the majority of incarcerated men and women have nothing coming in. No outside support. No money for food. No way to get even basic calories, let alone something decent.

That’s why I started The OPB.

Yes, it’s a real product now, but it started as survival. Today, I’m turning that survival into a mission. My company donates high-quality, pre-mixed burrito kits, the exact kind I used to make, to indigent inmates. No charge. Just dignity, nutrition, and a taste of something real.

If you’ve ever been there, or know someone who has, you understand what this means.

This is more than food. This is about feeding the forgotten.

—Jason Easter, Founder of The OPB™

Food has the power to connect generations. Whether it’s learning family recipes or the intense memories triggered by the flavors and aromas of our childhood. Perhaps a single bite of the OPB will transport you back to the thunder dorm at Kilby Correctional Facility. The taste could be so powerful that you think you see your bunkmate get shanked for gunnin a brother down. Perhaps, you simply think "Wow, that is one amazing burrito to make in prison"! Find out for yourself. No crime or time required!