Inmates at a Kansas' prison now have to work out the methods for the economic use of toilet papers. The crisis has arisen from a prison's previously dormant policy which limits inmates to one roll at a time to stop unnecessary wastage.

Under the policy, a prisoner at Hutchinson Correctional Facility will be restricted to four rolls of the 1,000 single-ply sheet toilet paper each month. Other than that, inmates will also be limited to three bars of hand soap, one tube of toothpaste and one comb each month.

According to prison officials, although the commodities at the center of the policy do not cost much if considered individually, it makes a "drastic impact" when you multiply that by hundreds, Kansas Department of Corrections' public information officer Frances Breyne told The Hutchinson News.

Given that HCF houses 1,666 inmates, the policy could save the prison nearly $600 each month if each inmate lowers paper consumption by one roll per month.

While inmates seem quite upset at the policy, officials insist that no one would go without the vital commodity. Prisoners will be able to purchase a Charmin four-roll pack from the prison canteen for $2.70, and anyone who produces an empty roll will receive a new roll of paper.