> The only thing I know about prisons in the US is from what I’ve seen in movies so I’m shocked to read that inmates need to pay, per page, to access and send c

> The only thing I know about prisons in the US is from what I’ve seen in movies so I’m shocked to read that inmates need to pay, per page, to access and send content like blog posts, newspapers, books, music and movies. I'm curious about this. I can't think of anything I've seen in movies that suggests they have access to the net in general. Sure, I've seen stuff about prison libraries, whose services I generally presumed to be free, but never much more than that.