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Weekly shopping system

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People in prison can use their trust account to buy approved grocery items once a week.

Approved items include:

  • groceries
  • toiletries
  • stamps
  • confectionery items

Prisoners are limited to spending a maximum of $70 per week and the total value/amount of an order cannot exceed the prisoner’s available trust account balance.

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