Bryan Kohberger Slams Prison Food Standards In Bold Complaint Over Missing Meal Options
By Favour Adegoke on August 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM EDT

Bryan Kohberger reportedly complained about the meal he was served just two days after beginning his four consecutive life sentences at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.
The convicted murderer filed a handwritten complaint in which he criticized the food for not meeting nutritional standards, claiming he did not receive all of the items he was supposed to.
The complaint is said to be one of five Bryan Kohberger has filed since his arrival, including one where he described threats he had received from other inmates.
Bryan Kohberger Claimed He Was Denied His Preferred Food Options

Amid the ongoing unsealing of documents in Bryan Kohberger's murder case, reports have emerged showing that he filed a complaint about prison food just two days after arriving at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution (IMSI).
"I have on several occasions not received all items of food on my tray," Kohberger penned in the July 31 complaint, obtained by People Magazine.
While the complaint did not specify which food item was missing, it is believed the issue was related to vegan options, as the convicted murderer is a strict vegetarian.
As such, since the Idaho Department of Corrections does provide vegan alternatives, it was no surprise that Kohberger stressed in his complaint that he had the right to request a replacement.
"The policy book confirms items missing, which are pointed out during service, will be replaced," Kohberger added. "I wish to, without exception, receive these replacements."
The convicted murderer then doubled down on his request, writing, "The nutritional standard is not being upheld unless I receive my full tray."
Bryan Kohberger Also Filed A complaint About Facing Verbal Threats And Harassment

A day before filing the food complaint, Kohberger had also submitted another grievance regarding alleged threats he received from fellow inmates.
The former PhD student claimed he was being subjected to "minute-by-minute verbal threats and harassment."
Details of some of these threats emerged five days later when Kohberger filed an additional complaint that included a series of explicit remarks inmates allegedly made about him.
The 30-year-old claimed that one inmate told him, "I'll b-tch f-ck you," while another allegedly threatened him with the words, "The only -ss we'll be eating is Kohberger's."
Although Kohberger's claims were documented, the guard he said had witnessed the incidents denied knowing which inmates made the comments, which likely prevented any investigation from moving forward.
Since then, Kohberger has filed three more complaints, bringing the total to five since he began serving his sentence.
Bryan Kohberger Requested A Transfer To Another Cell Block

In one of his earlier complaints, Kohberger asked to be moved to another part of the IMSI facility, citing incidents of inmates flooding their cells with toilet water as one of the reasons he wanted out.
The convicted murderer is currently housed in the J Block facility and requested to be transferred to the B Block, where he would still have the same visiting rights and no-contact restrictions.
In response to his request, Kohberger was told that flooding is a "relatively rare occurrence" in his current block and that it is "generally a fairly calm and quieter tier."
The prison official who relayed this information also urged him to "give it some time."
Bryan Kohberger's Troubled WSU Stint Marked By Over A Dozen Student Complaints

Outside of prison, a series of unsealed documents from Kohberger's case has shed light on his troubled time at Washington State University, per People Magazine.
The institution was where Kohberger was pursuing a PhD in criminology, and within just a few months of his arrival, more than a dozen complaints were filed regarding his behavior.
The first complaint reportedly came only days into his first semester, and within weeks, Kohberger had already gained a reputation for "being a d-ck."
Many of the complaints came from women within the WSU community about his "outspoken discriminatory comments that were homophobic, ableist, xenophobic, and misogynistic in nature."
The Idaho Killer Was Described As A 'Narcissist' By A Fellow Student

One student bluntly described Kohberger as a "narcissist" who "never displayed empathy toward another person."
The same student added that he wanted "to be seen as the strongest, smartest, most important person in the room."
Eventually, Kohberger's behavior became such a concern that administrators were forced to organize discrimination training for first-year doctoral students, many of whom were his classmates.