How may commissary funds be spent?
According to Local Government Code §351.0415(c), commissary proceeds may only be used to fund, staff, and equip a program addressing the social needs of the inmates, including an educational or recreational program and religious or rehabilitative counseling; supply inmates with clothing, writing materials, and hygiene supplies; establish, staff, and equip the commissary operation and fund the salaries of staff responsible for managing the inmates' commissary accounts; fund, staff, and equip both an educational and a law library for the educational use of inmates; or fund physical plant improvements, technology, equipment, programs, services, and activities that provide for the well-being, health, safety, and security of the inmates and the facility.