commissary

Example Sentences

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The “kitty” is then resold, creating a secondary market within the jails that is cheaper than the commissary.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

Hourlong lines to buy food at the commissary or to make a phone call.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

As Erewhon has increased its footprint around Los Angeles County, it has expanded and relocated its commissary every few years to keep up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

The leftover money will either go toward the inmates’ commissary accounts or scholarship funds for formerly incarcerated firefighters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

That day was the commissary run for R-gallery, and the inmates right above her office put their faces to the chain-link fence and started yelling at her.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover