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L.A. man wearing GPS ankle monitor is accused of a robbery string. Officials can’t track him
1 month, 3 weeks ago

L.A. man wearing GPS ankle monitor is accused of a robbery string. Officials can’t track him

LA Times  

After Nhazel Warren was charged this summer with carrying a gun in public, a judge released the 19-year-old on the condition that the Los Angeles County Probation Department track his movements with a GPS device. In an attempt to track his whereabouts, Los Angeles Police Department detectives served a search warrant on the contractor that operates Warren’s GPS monitor. Warren’s …

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When Texas jails issue tablets, it comes at cost for inmates and families
7 months, 1 week ago

When Texas jails issue tablets, it comes at cost for inmates and families

Raw Story  

"When Texas jails issue tablets, it comes at cost for inmates and families" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. In 2021, Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that tablets would “fundamentally …

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What 24 Hours Looks Like in Three Prisons
1 year ago

What 24 Hours Looks Like in Three Prisons

Slate  

This is part of Time, Online, a Future Tense series on how technology is changing prisons. Heather C. Jarvis, Ohio My name is Heather C. Jarvis, and I’m incarcerated in Ohio, where I live in a recently built housing unit typically designated for people who are serving long sentences. NY Sara Kielly 7 a.m. My hearing-impaired “shake-awake” alarm wakes me …

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GTL, ViaPath, Securus, JPay: Meet the companies that control prison communications.
1 year ago

GTL, ViaPath, Securus, JPay: Meet the companies that control prison communications.

Slate  

This is part of Time, Online, a Future Tense series on how technology is changing prison. MCI Maximum Security adds a $3.00 surcharge to every call.” Even these eye-popping fees did not necessarily come honestly: MCI was caught overcharging in one state by automatically “adding an additional minute to every call.” The burden of these above-market rates fell largely on …

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Oklahoma prison inmates to begin receiving computer tablets
3 years, 6 months ago

Oklahoma prison inmates to begin receiving computer tablets

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Inmates at an Oklahoma prison began receiving special computer tablets this week, as part of a Department of Corrections plan to provide secure tablets to everyone incarcerated in state prisons. “It’s mindboggling, really, how much this thing can do.” Similar programs allowing inmates to access secure tablets have been rolled out in other states, including Arizona, Connecticut …

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