According to media reports, more than 6,600 inmates have donated $53,863 from their commissary funds to help Hurricane Harvey victims.
Jason Clark, Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman, said the inmates each contributed an average donation of $8 and some even donated hundreds of dollars to the American Red Cross.
Inmates asked prison officials how they could help, said Clark. “It’s just something they chose to do.”
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Clark said this is not the first time inmates have helped following a natural disaster, the first time was after Hurricane Katrina back in 2005.
