N.Y. Correct. Law § 26

§ 26. Establishment of commissaries or canteens in correctional\ninstitutions. The commissioner may authorize the head of any institution\nin the department to establish a commissary or a canteen in such\ninstitution for the use and benefit of incarcerated individuals. The\nmoneys received by the head of the institution as profits from the sales\nof the commissary or canteen shall be deposited in a special fund to be\nknown as the commissary or canteen fund and such funds shall be used for\nthe general purposes of the institution subject to the provisions of\nsection fifty-three of the state finance law.\n