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Could we just use EMP's near inmate rears to solve the problem without having to "dig deeper"?

by berdon 9y ago

slezyr 9y ago
Will it work if phone is wrapped in aluminum foil?
- berdon 9y ago
  If done correctly, the aluminum foil would prevent damage. But...I think it would get quite warm probably serving as a detector of sorts.
- vxNsr 9y ago
  If it's wrapped in aluminum it'll be detected by the cavity search.
kuschku 9y ago
Or maybe just allow them affordable monitored phone and internet access? If they wouldn’t have to pay so much in the US for a phone call, this would be far less necessary. > "Colorado has the highest prison phone rate for local calls, at $2.75 + $.23/minute ($6.20 for a 15-minute local collect call). The highest intrastate phone rate is charged in Oregon, at $3.95 + $.69/ minute ($14.30 for a 15-minute collect call). Washington has the highest interstate rate: $4.95 + $.89/minute, or $18.30 for a 15-minute long distance collect call."
- thephyber 9y ago
  In October of 2015, the FCC capped prison phone call rates so providers couldn't charge up to the $14 per minute which some were charging[1]. I think most corrections departments consider phones and internet items which should be controlled (so they can be deprived for punishment and rewarded for good behavior). Also, "monitored" doesn't happen for free. In my state, Department of Corrections officers are paid very well and have far better pensions + benefits + work rules. Monitoring by prison officials is really expensive, especially with the ~2million prisoners we have/had. [1] http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/23/news/fcc-prison-phone-call-rates/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/23/news/fcc-prison-phone-call-r...
  - kuschku 9y ago
    > Also, "monitored" doesn't happen for free. In my state, Department of Corrections officers are paid very well and have far better pensions + benefits + work rules. Monitoring by prison officials is really expensive, especially with the ~2million prisoners we have/had. And? That’s why we pay for prisons in the first place. With the same argument we could deny them the right to clothing. Not necessary, too expensive. But prisons are (at least here in Europe) designed as facilities to rehabilitate the people, and that requires that they can have social contact directly or via telephone, for free; it requires that they can towards the end of their term slowly get more freedoms, and be integrated back into society over months. Treating them as something where we have to save money at all costs is, IMO, the wrong approach.

Could we just use EMP's near inmate rears to solve the problem without having to "dig deeper"?

by berdon 9y ago

Could we just use EMP's near inmate rears to solve the problem without having to "dig deeper"?

slezyr 9y ago

Will it work if phone is wrapped in aluminum foil?

berdon 9y ago
If done correctly, the aluminum foil would prevent damage. But...I think it would get quite warm probably serving as a detector of sorts.
vxNsr 9y ago
If it's wrapped in aluminum it'll be detected by the cavity search.

kuschku 9y ago

Or maybe just allow them affordable monitored phone and internet access? If they wouldn’t have to pay so much in the US for a phone call, this would be far less necessary. > "Colorado has the highest prison phone rate for local calls, at $2.75 + $.23/minute ($6.20 for a 15-minute local collect call). The highest intrastate phone rate is charged in Oregon, at $3.95 + $.69/ minute ($14.30 for a 15-minute collect call). Washington has the highest interstate rate: $4.95 + $.89/minute, or $18.30 for a 15-minute long distance collect call."

thephyber 9y ago
In October of 2015, the FCC capped prison phone call rates so providers couldn't charge up to the $14 per minute which some were charging[1]. I think most corrections departments consider phones and internet items which should be controlled (so they can be deprived for punishment and rewarded for good behavior). Also, "monitored" doesn't happen for free. In my state, Department of Corrections officers are paid very well and have far better pensions + benefits + work rules. Monitoring by prison officials is really expensive, especially with the ~2million prisoners we have/had. [1] http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/23/news/fcc-prison-phone-call-rates/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/23/news/fcc-prison-phone-call-r...
- kuschku 9y ago
  > Also, "monitored" doesn't happen for free. In my state, Department of Corrections officers are paid very well and have far better pensions + benefits + work rules. Monitoring by prison officials is really expensive, especially with the ~2million prisoners we have/had. And? That’s why we pay for prisons in the first place. With the same argument we could deny them the right to clothing. Not necessary, too expensive. But prisons are (at least here in Europe) designed as facilities to rehabilitate the people, and that requires that they can have social contact directly or via telephone, for free; it requires that they can towards the end of their term slowly get more freedoms, and be integrated back into society over months. Treating them as something where we have to save money at all costs is, IMO, the wrong approach.