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This as a business. >> this is the store. this is the bodega. this is boobop's bodega, 7-eleven. open 24 hours. >> inmates pay for snacks from the commissary through debits accounts funded by friends and family on the outside. some like jaqai dennis, who we met in hackensack, new jersey, create their own jailhouse economy. >> i got that, that's nine. >> they give out their commissary now in exchange for repayment with interest later. >> i give them one of these for two of these back. i might give them two of these, sometimes i'll be like, just give me three back. made about $52 just off of $30...

>> horrible! >> [ bleep ]. >> no, it's not. >> i'm pregnant and that doesn't even look appealing to me. >> it just tastes like -- like -- a piece of carton. that's what it tastes like. >> i would say, food is paramount in a jail. it means everything to inmates. and it also signifies who has money and who doesn't. there are people who don't have a lot of resources, so they have to eat the trays that are given to them. other people are able to get a lot of commissary, and that's a big deal. also, a lot of these inmates use this as a business. >> this is the store. this is the bodega. this is boo...

Big deal. also, a lot of these inmates use this as a business. >> this is the store. this is the bodega. this is boobop's bodega, 7-eleven. open 24 hours. >> inmates pay for snacks from the commissary through debits accounts funded by friends and family on the outside. some like jaqai dennis, who we met in hackensack, new jersey, create their own jailhouse economy. >> i got that, that's nine. >> they give out their commissary now in exchange for repayment with interest later. >> i give them one of these for two of these back. i might give them two of these, sometimes i'll be like, just give me...

So what do you think of this food you guys are served? >> horrible! >> [ bleep ]. >> ain't much of a gourmet. >> no, it's not. it is what it is, that's it. >> i'm pregnant and that doesn't even look appealing to me. >> it just tastes like -- like -- a piece of carton. that's what it tastes like. >> i would say, food is paramount in a jail. it means everything to inmates. and it also signifies who has money and who doesn't. there are people who don't have a lot of resources, so they have to eat the trays that are given to them. other people are able to get a lot of commissary, and that's a big ...

So what do you think of this food you guys are served? >> horrible! >> [ bleep ]. >> ain't much of a gourmet. >> no, it's not. it is what it is, that's it. >> i'm pregnant and that doesn't even look appealing to me. >> it just tastes like -- like -- a piece of carton. that's what it tastes like. >> i would say, food is paramount in a jail. it means everything to inmates. and it also signifies who has money and who doesn't. there are people who don't have a lot of resources, so they have to eat the trays that are given to them. other people are able to get a lot of commissary, and that's a big ...