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 inmates. The moneys received by\nthe head of the institution as profits from the sales of the commissary\nor canteen shall be deposited in a special fund to be known as the\ncommissary or canteen fund and such funds shall be used for the general\npurposes of the institution subject to the provisions of section\nfifty-three of the state finance law.\n