Prison first in China to allow online shopping

On the platform, a 500 milliliter bottle of Coca-Cola sells for 2.5 yuan ($0.4) and a pair of shoes costs 39 yuan ($6), the same as the market prices outside the prison. Beside the terminals are refrigerators for prisoners to store cold beverages, with their names on the lids.

Nonstaple foods -- including milk, instant noodles, meat and Laoganma hot sauce -- as well as cigarettes are the most popular items.