This is the official NSW Jails Buyup (Commissary) Price List, for all 39 Male & Female prisons in NSW, both Private and Public.
$2.05 for a single Up & Go drink (for example) is quite expensive, I think you will agree! But prisoners are a captive market.
Buyup is ordered weekly, and delivered the Following Week, usually on a Friday.
Maximum spend is $100 per week (NSW Corrective Services rules), apart from Christmas period, where it is $160.
There is also a monthly "Activities Buyup"list (eg: fans, sandwich makers, TV, Tradie undies, etc) which I didn't manage to smuggle out.
Enjoy!
Posted by Isobel_Ponting
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I pray to never have to see this list ever in my life
To be fair….$1 for a can of Pepsi max isn’t too bad.
This is going to sound naive but do they have access ti a kitchen?
$5 for 100g of international roast is robbery lol
2 bucks for an Up and Go is like half the price of most convenience stores so doesn’t seem to be too predatory.
Nail clippers – $4.50. Haven’t they seen Escape from Alcatraz?
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Three hours wages for 100g of International Roast.
For clarity, prisoners can earn a maximum of ~75 dollars a week. Family/friends can deposit up to $600 (total) a month.
A lot of these prices are better than Colesworth prices!
Going to Prison to access free housing and groceries, large corporations hate this one trick!
Razorblades looks a bit dodgy for prison. I guess they do have to shave…
I never want to experience this but I would kinda find it fun putting together a shopping list and keeping to the budget. Does buying a lot of shit put a target on you?
Great pricing! Is it possible to go shopping at one of those prisons?
I know the person who use to do the buy ups before CSI pushed them out. $75/week back then use to get you so much more plus you got your pouch of white ox
What happened to bread and water. May as well be on a 5 star holiday.
Surprisingly very interesting
Did you use your prison pocket to smuggle the list out?
hope never to shop here
I mean it’s the up&go protein and I just googled it and the first listing on Google says $14 for a 6 pack. $2 doesn’t sound too bad.
Most of the prices are better than I expected. I thought there would be more price gouging.
Prisoners are a captive market _finger guns and wink_
So soda and cola are special inmates? Does that mean well behaved or diabetic or something?
Genuinely curious.
I thought basics like thongs or shampoo would be covered?
Do they have to go bare feet if their thongs blow out?
Is there a way for members of public to top up random commissaries for prisoners? I always feel for those whose families have less resources and can’t afford to help them out as much:/
$5:31 for sumac is odd