Internet shopping knows no boundaries, not even for products made behind bars.
Maryland Correctional Enterprises, the manufacturing division of the state Division of Correction, has put its 182-page catalog online. Now anyone can see, if not buy, hundreds of items the agency offers for sale to government agencies and Maryland nonprofit organizations.
The products include institutional clothing, bedding, clocks, signs and lots of furniture. Nearly half the pages are filled with furniture, including the Slammer table, designed for correctional environments and named “because they put ‘em in the slammer,” said Jeff Beeson, executive director of Maryland Correctional Enterprises’ board of directors.
Topping the furniture offerings is the Traditional Veneer Line, with prices up to $1,885 for a U-shaped desk.
The agency sold $42.8 million worth of goods last year, making it 10th among prison industries in sales in the United States.
Photo by AP Photo/Chris Gardner.
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