Prison first in China to allow online shopping

At a ward building in the prison, each floor is equipped with online shopping terminals where prisoners can select from about 200 commodities in 68 categories, including daily necessities, school supplies, nonstaple foods, cigarettes and gifts. The variety of goods offered represents a 60 percent increase over the offline market in the past.

Prisoners log in by entering a password or using their fingerprint, the Guangzhou-based New Express reported.