My son is at MCTC in Hagerstown, MD. He tells me they are not given soap, toothpaste, or any basic toiletries. Is this true?

Probably not, inmates have a tendency to overstate their treatment to gain sympathy from the outside world in the pursuit of money being placed on their commissary. We encourage adding a little money to their books from time to time, but they need to be straight with you, too