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Well we couldn't have people ordering or sending books. Those could have drugs in them, and every possible step needs to be taken to make sure no one has drugs
by notch656c 4y ago
Well we couldn't have people ordering or sending books. Those could have drugs in them, and every possible step needs to be taken to make sure no one has drugs.
Prisoners need a locked-down e-book system so that they don't get dangerous content, like maybe certain religious materials. The general public doesn't want to bear the cost of administering that so best to have some corporations bid for the rights for their captive audience. The high cost to the prisoner keeps prisoners safe by limiting exposure to thoughts of those outside prison, which causes disorder. We also must ensure compensation of the e-book administrators for the costly efforts of maintaining hundreds of megabytes of plaintext.
- tyingq 4y agoThe incarceration system in the US varies wildy by location, and even prisons within the same system. I'm very skeptical that this sort of heavy handed approach is needed anywhere at all, but at the very least it would only be a few places. There are already 3rd party charities that would supply books with a reasonable process to vet the item before it gets into the prison.
- notch656c 4y agoMy post was satire but I don't think any vetting process can effectively and economically stop fentanyl and LSD from being impregnated in paper books and making it through.
- klyrs 4y agoI understand that it's still much easier to cut a deal with a prison guard.
- _a_a_a_ 4y agoPhotocopier
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- NullPrefix 4y agoThat's illegal. Copyrights and such
- hansvm 4y agoNot necessarily. You're allowed to make backups and whatnot in a few scenarios carved out ahead of time that likely wouldn't adversely affect the creator.
- NullPrefix 4y agoBut this is not a backup scenario