Hamilton County Jail Commissary Officer Wise makes his deliveries to prisoners inside the maximum security area Friday.
A Hamilton County Jail inmate makes a phone call from inside the maximum security area Friday.Top five sellers, July 1, 2013-June 30, 20141. Freeze-dried coffeeKanku’s cost: $3.49Jail cost: $4.552. Honey BunKanku’s cost: $.99Jail cost:$1.053. Ramen chili soupKanku’s cost: $.69Jail cost: $.754. Hot buffalo wing chipsKanku’s cost: $.99Jail cost: $.705. Doritos Nacho chipsKanku’s cost: $.50Jail cost: $.70
There is no Ben & Jerry’s in jail. No Netflix, no recliners.
Inmates urinate where they sleep. They wait behind metal bars with strangers.
But once a week, these accused men find comfort in the pleasure of individually wrapped, gas station-quality snack food.
On Thursdays and Fridays, officers deliver commissary orders to the Hamilton County Jail’s nearly 550 eager inmates, who listen for their names to be called and nudge a bin forward when it’s their turn.