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Well in Georgia we have had a few reports from the prison system about what they confiscate from prisoners. [0]. Look at what they are finding just among the pr
by Shivetya 7y ago
Well in Georgia we have had a few reports from the prison system about what they confiscate from prisoners. [0]. Look at what they are finding just among the prisoners so imagine how much easier it is to smuggle into the staff areas anything you want. Nearly two thousand cell phones, four times that number in make shift weapons, and of course drugs.
Cell phones are a particular problem because it has been shown that some in prison continue to engage in criminal activities with those outside including witness intimidation or worse.
[0] https://allongeorgia.com/georgia-state-news/ga-dept-of-corrections-seized-9657-contraband-items-from-jan-march-2019/ https://allongeorgia.com/georgia-state-news/ga-dept-of-corre...
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoThere is such a demand for phones in prisons that there are companies that manufacturer "prison phones" that easily fit into a prison wallet.
- swiley 7y agoWhere do you find these?
- opless 7y agoeBay 'smallest mobile phone'
- brohee 7y agoShenzen have you covered : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BlfAMitMf4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BlfAMitMf4
- jaclaz 7y agoSearch for "beat the boss phone". Reference: https://hackaday.com/2017/05/11/tearing-down-the-boss-phone/ https://hackaday.com/2017/05/11/tearing-down-the-boss-phone/ (it is actually "B.O.S.S.")
- himlion 7y agoDoes prison wallet mean what I think it means?
- nkrisc 7y agoUgh, I hadn't thought about that, but I'm sure it probably does.
- larrywright 7y agoI took one for the team and looked it up to confirm. I can report that yes, it’s exactly what you think it is.
- larrywright 7y agoAlso, I used DuckDuckGo to look this up, because I do not want targeted ads based on that search.
- aaomidi 7y agoIs it wrong that I find it a terrible thing that people aren't allowed computers with internet or cellphones in prison? How do we expect people to join back to society when they can't use literally the number one most important thing? Maybe give them phones with no cameras and monitoring of use, but just nothing seems very inhumane.
- blackearl 7y agoThere are prisons charging per minute for calls and e-readers. I really doubt they would be humane enough to allow that
- smokelegend 7y agoI think this is a understatement... Every US prison/jail/detention center has a "pay-to-play" program administered by profit driven private companies who (IMU) overcharge for these basic services. $5.99 a minute is outrageous! I feel like these companies are allowed to prey on the most vulnerable people and no one cares because there not what society considers "good people".
- ska 7y agoIn the US sometimes the evidence isn't clear that facilitating "join back to society" is an actual goal (it's often a stated goal). It often doesn't seem to be a policy priority.
- Broken_Hippo 7y agoIt most definitely isn't a priority: If it were, the US would look at other countries with lower recidivism rates and spend a bit more on things like mental health care, halfway houses, job placement, and so on.
- ska 7y agoI'm hedging a bit because I don't have a good sense of how things are country wide, but there are some clear cases where it is not.
- swiley 7y agoI understand wanting to surveil prisoners but denying them access to the outside world completely is wrong and a waste of everyone’s time. Maybe require only open source software and no crypto except for authentication but confiscating phones is stupid and lazy.
- deleted 7y ago[deleted]
- eganist 7y ago> I understand wanting to surveil prisoners but denying them access to the outside world completely is wrong and a waste of everyone’s time. Counter-argument: seeing the world pass you by is a good way to become suicidal, and the state (at least here in the US) has an obligation to protect those in their custody. Receiving broadcasts e.g. radio signals etc. is fairly low risk (exceptions include coded one-way transmissions), but bidirectional communication is a good way to increase the risk that a prison may face a life-critical challenge at some point.
- jagged-chisel 7y agoSo then the realization that the world passed them by hits them shortly after release, potentially escalating into an existential crisis, and ensuing recidivism.
- jagraff 7y agoDo you have any source whatsoever for that claim? Personally, I don't believe for a minute that additional freedom for prisoners would increase suicide, but I'm no expert.