commissary
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Marshals Service on Johnson’s behalf, scheduling a phone call with Johnson, as well as making sure there was money provided on his behalf in the prison commissary.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
Meanwhile, she’s tormented by the knowledge that Hadley was only 20 or so paces from the safety of the Mystic commissary, if only she’d left her cabin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The line to buy food or hygiene products at the commissary was so long that sometimes detainees left empty-handed.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025
The Commons has a commissary, a full-service restaurant, a theater complex and an event space for public and private meetings.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
It was only worth the risk if I were sure where the commissary was: otherwise we might just as well eat the cattle, ourselves.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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