Legal analysis: The detention center cannot charge the detainees meals, and the meals are borne by the state finance.

legal basis: article 12 of the measures for the implementation of the regulations on detention centers, the funds for infrastructure construction, repair, public funds for daily operation, funds for handling cases (business), funds for equipment, and funds for feeding detainees are submitted by the public security organs to the people's government at the same level for full protection. The public security organ of the local people's government at or above the county level shall, jointly with the financial department at the same level, check and approve the food expenses, medical expenses and other feeding expenses of the detainees every year.