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Tucked as an aside at the end of a paragraph: (They could also pay to ship a CD containing the music) How much was that? Strangely lots of other prices are
by strictnein 8y ago
Tucked as an aside at the end of a paragraph:
(They could also pay to ship a CD containing the music)
How much was that? Strangely lots of other prices are mentioned, but not that price. My guess is that it was low and possibly reasonable. Not that it really excuses the prisoners getting sort of f'ed over, just that it would kind of cut into the article's main thrust.
- crooked-v 8y agoWhat are the prisoners supposed to do with a CD they're not allowed to have in prison?
- strictnein 8y agoI think you're kind of missing the point of my comment. The article's point is that they lost $11 million in songs. My point was that it appears they could have retained that music for probably a small fee, with that CD being sent to someone outside of prison, or maybe sent to them after they left prison (the details aren't in the article, unfortunately). I'm annoyed that the article glossed over this.
- stordoff 8y agoPresumably they want them in prison though, so it doesn't really address that part of the problem.
- crooked-v 8y agoThat still leaves the prisoners having to purchase music again if they want to listen to it in prison, despite that being the only reason for the original transaction in the first place.
- jstarfish 8y agoNo inmate service is ever low- or reasonably-priced. It costs inmates $1/minute just to make a domestic phone call. Even the digital items purchased are almost 2x retail price. May not seem like much to you, but also mind that prison wages are measured in cents and subject to taxation.
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- DominikPeters 8y ago$25 according to this article: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180813/18321840422/prisons-switch-device-providers-render-113-million-inmate-purchased-music-worthless.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180813/18321840422/priso...