The proposed changes come after scrutiny of the amounts in some inmates accounts, particularly inmates with notoriety. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are ...

An inmate is accused of selling drugs to inmates in Harris County Jail as his 2 family members laundered nearly $30,000 to his commissary account, Texas cops say. Getty Images/iStockphoto An elaborate ...

Back then, the county charged an average markup – the difference between per-unit cost and the sale price – of 46 cents. It’s impossible to calculate the markup on items sold today. Cleveland.com ...

LAKE COUNTY, Tenn. - A Lake County, Tenn., jail administrator has been indicted on charges of stealing inmates' commissary funds. Investigators in the state's comptroller's office found that Neina ...

In the Sonoma County jail, shaving cream that sold for $3.25 in 2021 has doubled in price. The same goes for the price of shower shoes, which went from $1.65 to $3.49. Deodorant costs more than a ...

Second of two parts. Read the first part here. Sonoma County inmates fund their own welfare and education programs with purchases through the jail commissary, but even as prices have climbed for ...

Ordering commissary goods and depositing funds into an inmate's account at the San Luis Obispo County Jail just got more secure. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office partnered with Aramark and ...