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> confiscating books Deb Alderson's Global Tel*Link is replacing libraries with locked down tablets that have e-reader apps. Inmates are charged a couple bucks
by lapsedacademic 5y ago
> confiscating books
Deb Alderson's Global Tel*Link is replacing libraries with locked down tablets that have e-reader apps. Inmates are charged a couple bucks an hour for access to the tablet and are limited to 90 minutes of reading time.
E.g.,
https://www.jurist.org/news/2020/11/allegheny-county-jail-limits-inmates-access-to-books/ https://www.jurist.org/news/2020/11/allegheny-county-jail-li...
https://moguldom.com/241982/exploiting-prisoners-w-virginia-inmates-will-be-charged-3-an-hour-to-read-e-books-on-prison-tablets/ https://moguldom.com/241982/exploiting-prisoners-w-virginia-...
- elliekelly 5y agoTangentially related, a few years ago the New Yorker published a wonderful article about reading in prison called "A Prisoner's Reading List": https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-prisoners-reading-list https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-prisoners-read...