commissary

Example Sentences

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The state issues clothing, underwear and shoes to prisoners; they have the option to buy them from the prison commissary as well.

From Seattle Times

Martinez used Hutchinson’s inmate trust account to send and receive money from drug sales and “the kitty,” a pot of commissary items collected from Latino inmates that is then resold within the jails, prosecutors charged.

From Los Angeles Times

“When they saw the commissary was making a lot of money,” says Murdy, “that was the literal seed,” and mogul Lew Wasserman allowed his staff to investigate the feasibility of running its own tour.

From Los Angeles Times

The lawsuits accuse California jails of marking up commissary and calls so much they’ve created an “unlawful tax.”

From Los Angeles Times

But many states have put the onus of paying for the programs on people in the criminal justice system – court fines, taking a percentage of prisoner wages or prison commissary fees.

From Seattle Times