When New Jersey Switches Prison Tablet Companies, I’ll Lose 10 Years of Family Memories
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Behind Bars, My Tablet Is More Than Just Tech
When New Jersey switches prison tablet providers, Shakeil Price will lose access to 10 years of family photos and videos. It’s about preserving connection, not just data.
The Marshall Project (www.themarshallproject.org)
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Behind Bars, My Tablet Is More Than Just Tech
When New Jersey switches prison tablet providers, Shakeil Price will lose access to 10 years of family photos and videos. It’s about preserving connection, not just data.
The Marshall Project (www.themarshallproject.org)
Without clicking the link, that headline is tough to unpack.
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Without clicking the link, that headline is tough to unpack.
A private company is selling cheap tablets to inmates to let them communicate with their family. They have to use "digital stamps" to send messages, 35 cents a piece and come in packs of 5, 10 or 20. Each stamp covers up to 20,000 characters or one single image.
They also sell songs, at $1.99 a piece, and some people have spent thousands over the years. That's also now just going away.
Then you get to the part about the new company. Who already has a system in Tennessee where inmates have to pay 3-5 cents per minute of tablet usage. Be that watching a movie they've bought or just typing a message.
