Costs of incarceration rise as inflation squeezes inmates, families
Prison commissaries are raising prices on items that many consider basic necessities not provided by the state department of corrections.
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Prison commissaries are raising prices on items that many consider basic necessities not provided by the state department of corrections.
Across the nation, prison commissaries are raising prices on items that many consider basic necessities. Vendors blame inflation.
Prison commissary markups come as decades-high inflation is also squeezing inmates’ families, making it harder for them to help.
Across the nation, prison commissaries are raising prices on items that many consider basic necessities — from deodorant to fresh fruit — not provided by the state department of corrections.
Across the nation, inflation is leading prison commissaries to raise prices on items that many consider basic necessities