John L. Ross, The Times-Tribune, Corbin, Ky. By John L. Ross, The Times-Tribune, Corbin, Ky. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services May 08--The eight Whitley County Jailer candidates who gathered at ...

Second of two parts. Read the first part here. Sonoma County inmates fund their own welfare and education programs with purchases through the jail commissary, but even as prices have climbed for ...

MUNCIE, Ind. − Delaware County Sheriff Tony Skinner brought a proposed ordinance to county council that provides guidelines for spending money his department receives from the jail commissary. "I've ...

A glitch in the Hopkins County Jail’s commissary system allowed inmates to receive credits on their account every time they ordered baby powder. According to the county’s jailer, one inmate was able ...

Back then, the county charged an average markup – the difference between per-unit cost and the sale price – of 46 cents. It’s impossible to calculate the markup on items sold today. Cleveland.com ...

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WPRI) — Inmates at the Bristol County House of Correction will be charged about 12% less for commissary goods starting in mid-July, according to the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office.

Inmates selected to participate in a Netflix series filmed in the Pulaski County jail received doubled visitation time and payments to their commissary accounts totaling $75, with the money coming ...

Nearly 250 bags of barbecue potato chips. One hundred seventy-five Hershey bars. Fifty bags of Jolly Rancher candies. The Pima County Adult Detention Center is apparently not the place to be if you ...

Cascade County is getting 20% of the sales from inmate purchases of candy, soft drinks and other items under a contract with a new company to manage commissary services at the Detention Center.

NEW YORK (WLS) -- R. Kelly might have to cut back on spending from his inmate commissary account after a judge granted a motion Friday to take nearly $28,000 from the account, according to court ...

Over nearly two years, a pair of veteran employees with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office siphoned more than $90,000 from inmates' commissary funds, agency spokesperson Casey McGee said Tuesday. The ...