
The Appeal has released a national database on prison commissary prices, exposing how incarcerated individuals are charged up to 5 times more than outside prices. The investigation reveals exploitative practices by private companies and state corrections departments.
This is good reporting. Go read it. https://t.co/PcllB8AZpZ
NEW investigation from @theappeal's @elizabethweill @EthanSCorey shows that across the US, private companies and state corrections' departments are exploiting people that they know can't pay commissary markups (or fight them). What's worse is...(1/4)๐งต๐๐พ https://t.co/4wy9AidNaS
THREAD. This is phenomenal work by @elizabethweill, @EthanSCorey and the tireless, talented staff of @theappeal. Take some time to read and share. https://t.co/aD9cI294SF
