commissary
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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
In the commissary are seven food stations with a variety of cuisines including a sushi bar.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
“It’s raising the ceiling of what we can accomplish,” said Tony, who called the commissary the “engine” of the business.
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
The pickings at the commissary were always slim, however.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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