TDCJ you get indignant inmate package of a few stamps and paper per month, baking soda to brush your teeth and for makeshift deodorant, a tiny toothbrush once every 3 years and that's it. None of the jobs you do allow you to earn money, so inmates all trade or hustle for things from commissary such as shampoo.

In contrast, Arizona prison system has outside employment contractors where inmates can earn min wage, and when they are released X years later they often have savings in the tens of thousands to support them with a soft landing so they can go to school, or just get an apartment.