commissary
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At the Golden State Annex in McFarland and at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, detainees said they spent at least $50 per week on commissary items so they wouldn’t go hungry.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Meanwhile, she’s tormented by the knowledge that Hadley was only 20 or so paces from the safety of the Mystic commissary, if only she’d left her cabin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Building 178, originally opened in 1942, had included a bowling alley, commissary, tailor shop and even a disco.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
The next day, Sinodis said, his client’s commissary and phone accounts were zeroed out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
We cleared a space on a groundsheet and pooled our commissary.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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