commissary
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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
The line to buy food or hygiene products at the commissary was so long that sometimes detainees left empty-handed.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025
In order to do so, the company would first need to build an East Coast commissary similar to the one in Vernon, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025
“It’s raising the ceiling of what we can accomplish,” said Tony, who called the commissary the “engine” of the business.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025
Around 10:30 that morning, inmates began returning to the block in escorted groups from their morning programs—mostly chapel, yard, and gym on a Sunday, but also school, library, commissary, package room, and hospital on weekdays.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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