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Prisoners already have communication mediums that guards can monitor and if they want to talk to someone with no prying ears or eyes, they can talk to a lawyer.
by moftz 9y ago
Prisoners already have communication mediums that guards can monitor and if they want to talk to someone with no prying ears or eyes, they can talk to a lawyer. Prisoners should have no need for cell phones or access to unrestricted communications. Yes, there are some young people in prison that really shouldn't be but there are plenty of dangerous gang members in there that should be totally removed from their "business responsibilities".
- Chaebixi 9y ago> Prisoners already have communication mediums that guards can monitor Those are often exploitatively priced, a situation Ajit Pai has sought to preserve: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/republican-led-fcc-drops-court-defense-of-inmate-calling-rate-cap/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/republican-led-f... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/technology/fcc-prison-phone-calls-regulations.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/technology/fcc-prison-pho...
- moftz 9y agoThat's a different issue and shouldn't be resolved by letting prisoners have unrestricted access to cell phones.
- placeybordeaux 9y agoBut it's not solved so the smuggling will continue.