The provision of special meals including pizza and fried chicken to inmates at correctional facilities across Korea for National Liberation Day has sparked an online debate, with some questioning why convicted criminals should receive holiday treats, while others said the meals were provided within existing budgets. Monthly inmate meal plans from correctional facilities around the country were shared on online communities Friday, with particular attention drawn to special menus served for during the national holiday. At North Gyeongsang Province Prison No. 1 in Cheongsong County, inmates were served half a pizza, while Cheongju Women's Prison in North Chungcheong Province offered fried and seasoned chicken. At Seoul Eastern Detention Center, the menu included seafood soft tofu soup and rice paired with a tomato-based sauce, along with desserts such as pudding. The average cost of a single meal at correctional facilities nationwide is about 1,700 won ($1.2). Menus are typically planned on a weekly basis and repeated throughout the month. However, Article 29 of the Enforcement Decree of th