The proposed changes come after scrutiny of the amounts in some inmates accounts, particularly inmates with notoriety. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are ...

A January audit of Harris County inmates' commissary accounts identified critical oversights and financial control failures, including violations of state law and county policies. It's the latest in a ...

Crime victims in Pennsylvania could soon begin getting restitution owed from prisoners under a bill in the state House of Representative that seeks to require the garnishment of deposits made to ...

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 ...

An inmate is accused of selling drugs to inmates in Harris County Jail as his 2 family members laundered nearly $30,000 to his commissary account, Texas cops say. Getty Images/iStockphoto An elaborate ...

Former inmates at Rikers Island and other Big Apple lockups have left behind a staggering $4.2 million in their commissary accounts — and it’s still waiting to be refunded, officials say. The hefty ...

LAKE COUNTY, Tenn. - A Lake County, Tenn., jail administrator has been indicted on charges of stealing inmates' commissary funds. Investigators in the state's comptroller's office found that Neina ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters gather outside the Harris County Jail in downtown Houston on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, waiting for demonstrators ...