[Lgpolicy] USA - They Bought Tablets in Prison—and Found a Broken Promise

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

WIRED

They Bought Tablets in Prison—and Found a Broken Promise

The tablets typically found in prisons are sort of like iPads, if iPads had
never developed past the first prototype...Electronic tablets have also
been sold as a solution to the most common communication woes; since they
usually also have messaging and chat apps on them, the tablets seemingly
offer a way for incarcerated people to connect with loved ones on the
outside even when the prison pay phones are rendered out of reach during
prison lockdowns...WIRED has found that federal prisons have disabled the
messaging features in these tablets. Prison administrators are blocking
access to communication tools, leaving incarcerated individuals isolated
and unable to reassure their loved ones on the outside of their safety when
their prisons go into lockdown.

Full story:
https://www.wired.com/story/electronic-tablets-in-federal-prisons-chat-apps-disabled/
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