commissary

Example Sentences

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The “kitty” is then resold, creating a secondary market within the jails that is cheaper than the commissary.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

Hourlong lines to buy food at the commissary or to make a phone call.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

In order to do so, the company would first need to build an East Coast commissary similar to the one in Vernon, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

The leftover money will either go toward the inmates’ commissary accounts or scholarship funds for formerly incarcerated firefighters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

Without cash to buy from the jail’s commissary, they go hungry and lose weight.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario