There is a whole online store for stuff you can buy made by California State prisoners!

[astro]

I found this fascinating. There is a whole online storefor stuff you can buy made by California State prisoners via the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA)

[Duckster]

CALPIA products and services are available to government entities, including federal, state, and local governmental agencies. The California Penal Code prohibits CALPIA from selling its products and services to the general public.

(Bolding mine.) http://pia.ca.gov/About_PIA/FastFacts.html

[astro]

@Duckster

(Bolding mine.) http://pia.ca.gov/About_PIA/FastFacts.html

There are still ways to get those CA prison shoes.

[Reply]

My entire university’s made from these things. Browsing that catalog is like taking a virtual trip through the resident halls here. Sofa? Check. Chair? Check. The stuff from them is actually surprisingly well-made and durable, though they do have a rather… Spartan, prison-like aesthetic.

Frankly, I wish the government would pay to train ME to build furniture the way these guys can.

[elmwood]

The public can buy jeans that have been made by prisoners in Oregon.

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I have a pair of Prison Blues. Quite durable and well-made.

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@elmwood

The public can buy jeans that have been made by prisoners in Oregon.

http://oce.oregon.gov/products/112

I have a pair of Prison Blues. Quite durable and well-made.

I love how they use the mugshot height wall (or at least that’s what it looks like) as a background, for that extra little bit of authentic ruggedness.

[Rigamarole]

Now those are men who know how to get things.

Here I thought the only things they made in prison were shivs and pruno.