How To Make Money

The environment of a correctional facility, defined by extreme limitations on freedom, movement, and resources, is an unlikely setting for entrepreneurship. Yet, within the rigid structure of the prison system, a unique, often gray-market inmate economy thrives. For incarcerated individuals, the ability to make money in prison is critical not just for purchasing commissary items like snacks and toiletries. But for maintaining a sense of dignity, providing for families outside, and simply surviving within a challenging social hierarchy.

It is important to understand that earning potential inside prison is severely constrain, highly regulated. And often involves navigating the intricacies of informal markets. The primary, legal avenue for income is the prison work program, but ingenuity and leveraging scarce resources often generate far more significant revenue in the shadows. This article explores the official and unofficial mechanisms through which incarcerated individuals generate income. Shedding light on a rarely discussed aspect of … Read more