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The only sunlight that penetrates the concrete walls of Santa Cruz County Main Jail seeps past a ceiling of barbed wire and metal into the exercise yard. If they’re lucky and the weather is just ri

Prison commissary prices soar in North Carolina, leaving incarcerated people and their families struggling.

Two companies shape what it’s like to be in prison in most of America. Their opacity gives them power.

Two companies shape what it’s like to be in prison in most of America. Their opacity gives them power.

A new contract between the Florida Department of Corrections and Keefe Commissary Network has increased the costs of snack food and toiletries sold inside prisons.

In recent years, corporations have privatized almost every part of the public prison system. Now, PE firms are swooping in, seeking lavish returns for investors.

A kiosk system for medical requests by Nevada Department of Corrections inmates has been installed recently to heighten efficiencies for prisoners and staff handling medication refills, as well as dental and eye doctor requests, with no added cost to the state.

A kiosk system for medical requests by Nevada Department of Corrections inmates has been installed recently to heighten efficiencies for prisoners and staff handling medication refills, as well as dental and eye doctor requests, with no added cost to the state.

Most prisons would be barred from charging more than 3% of the purchase cost for commissary items under a Beacon Hill proposal.

An additional “tax” on commissary goods means incarcerated people are paying more for staples like peanut butter and soap, the Marshall Project found.