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Why ramen is so valuable in prison
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Instant ramen: it’s warm, flavorful, quick, cheap and filling.
It's the chosen favorite among college kids and inmates across America.
Check usage reports from the
Massachusetts Department of Corrections
for example, and
you’ll see that ramen was the number one
sold item at prison commissaries.
Ramen has become like cash among American prisoners.
Because behind bars, it can buy you anything.
Anything that's got any value.
From clothes, drugs, a favor.
Hey, I like the way your penmanship is, can you write this letter for me,
can you draw this for me, anything.
It's literally gold.
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