May 15—Jails in Kentucky are required by law to provide 2,400 calories in meals every day to inmates. There's no law requiring jails to provide additional commissary services. Daviess County Jailer ...

When it comes to being a jail inmate, comforts are hard to come by. And that’s the point — those who are either convicted or suspected of committing certain crimes, under Washington state law, lose ...

As new Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne took office earlier this year, he promised two core “New Cuyahoga” goals -- a more humane County Jail and safer housing for the children in county ...

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 ...

Pleasures from the outside world are few for the inmates of the Stark County Jail. There’s visitation. Mail. Phone calls. And the commissary. Oreo cookies, Snickers candy bars, Snyder’s Bar-B-Q Potato ...

In a small store at the Johnson County jail, inmates buy luxuries that most people can buy at their nearest convenience store. They buy cookies, chips, candy, sodas, condiments, toiletries and flannel ...