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In many prisons, the most up-to-date device approved for ordinary inmate use is the payphone
The Radical Power of a Prison Pen Pal
The Radical Power of a Prison Pen Pal
Some people are sketched out by corresponding with inmates; this article gives some excellent arguments about the difference it can make.
Prison inmates learn to code at San Quentin
jailbreaking prison music
Via Quora
Prisons: What is it like to be exposed to new technology after a 20+ year prison sentence?
So much has changed in consumer technology in the last 20 years. Everything from the internet, mobile technology, ways we access information – what is it like to use something like an iPad after being released from a 20+ year prison sentence?
Knitting Behind Bars
Via metafilter: “Two retired women, Lyn Zwerling and Sheila Rovelstad, have initiated and implemented a program called Knitting Behind Bars at a prison in Maryland.”
Inmates go to Court to Seek Right to Use Internet
Inmates go to Court to Seek Right to Use Internet
A Georgia Inmate is challenging prison internet rules in federal court. (SL, USAtoday)
Facebook to Close US Prison Accounts
Facebook has shut down the accounts of at least two prisoners and officials are working on identifying other accounts that had been accessed from behind bars, said the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
TRULINCS prisoner email system (charter statement)
The Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System (TRULINCS) is a Federal Bureau of Prisons email system, designed to help circumvent or avoid potential pitfalls of providing prisoners with email access. FAQ.
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