Strangest commodity used as money in prison:
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Mackerels:https://fee.org/articles/mackerel-is-money-in-a-prison-economy-npr-story-on-charlie-shrem/ …
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OK, so this list of 5 introduces two new ones - Green Dot cards (so, MoneyPak / pre-paid debit cards) and postage stamps. I'm going to say 'Violence', the #2 listed currency, doesn't count (it's more like an account in a favor bank than currency)https://www.therichest.com/business/economy/five-surprising-things-prisoners-use-as-currency/ …
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...ok and there's also ramen noodles (sensing a theme here with shelf-stable foods)http://bigthink.com/laurie-vazquez/how-ramen-noodles-beat-cigarettes-to-become-a-prison-currency …
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Instant coffee is big as well
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