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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:46:04 AM EDT
http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/2016/01/02/trending-technology-works-its-way-into-jails/77800370/
 Christmas came early at the Sanilac County jail this year. A few days shy of the holiday, nearly every inmate was given a tablet computer as part of a pilot program to encourage good behavior and increase inmates’ access to library materials and job opportunities. The pilot program is the first of its kind in the state, a beta test through Securus Technologies Inc., the company providing the county inmate phone services. But Sanilac County isn’t the only location exploring new technology. In February, the St. Clair County jail also plans to make tablet computers available to inmates, and several other Michigan jails are contemplating the addition. "This is a pilot program, but I see it as staying, as expanding,” Sanilac County Sheriff Garry Biniecki said. "By giving them a tool such as this, they can utilize their time for constructive reasons.” ... In Sanilac County, tablets were given to inmates at no cost to the county and, at least initially, at no cost to the inmates. On Monday, inmates at the jail tapped through the applications on the tablet, bringing up job-hunting software, games and podcasts that included standup routines from Comedy Central. "It makes the time go by faster,” said Clayton Troyer, of Marlette. "It's a lot quieter in the cells," Cody VanBlaricum added. The inmates will be able to use the tablets for free for a 60-day trial period, then they’ll be required to pay $30 a month to rent them through Securus, according to Lt. Nicholas Romzek, Sanilac County jail administrator. Twenty dollars will go to the contractor, Securus Technologies Inc., and $10 will stay with the county. Officials expect about 35 to 50 percent of the jail population will continue renting the tablet after the free trial period expires. "This is only for good behavior,” Biniecki said. "If we have an inmate that’s acting up and they get locked down, there’s nothing saying they have to have access to this. It's reinforcement for good behavior.” ... "It keeps the inmates productively occupied,” Romzek said. "This is also a reentry tool.” Officials hope to eventually outfit the tablets with law library material and resources to help inmates obtain their G.E.D. Although inmates will be using new equipment, calls will continue to be monitored and screened. Inmates still will have to pay what they would to make a call from the jail phones — 22 cents a minute. Romzek said the call cost was lowered from 50 cents a minute after a recent FCC ruling limited what inmates could be charged. About 40 percent of the call costs stayed with the county when the call was still at 50 cents a minute, Romzek said. Now, nearly all of the 22-cent cost stays with Securus. Romzek said other jails throughout the country that have used the technology report good results in equipping inmates for reentering society — with an end goal of reducing recidivism — and in encouraging good behavior among inmates. ... |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:48:15 AM EDT
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Michigan?
I'd love to know how tightly they're locked down to allow the interception and recording of their actions. |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:50:18 AM EDT
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I bet someone has already bypassed the porn filters.
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:50:40 AM EDT
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Are you shitting me? Ha ha probably a great pacifier if they don't beat each other over the head with them
Edit you know controlling inmate access to a tablet might be the best control over them. The guards joke about how they use TV as a babysitter, I went to a jail dorm section at like 10am and the inmates were still mostly in bed. When I said something the guard said he keeps the lights down until almost eleven so they will stay passive longer |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:51:41 AM EDT
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No library for Cons to hide stuff in or use as a means of transporting contraband. Listening device in every cell, GPS data for location of prisoners, any other idea the Prison could use the devices for? Worth the cost? WTF do I know.
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:52:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Michigan? I'd love to know how tightly they're locked down to allow the interception and recording of their actions. The article is about the first couple jails in MI looking at the tech. Apparently jails in other states have already been using such programs. I guess they're suppose to have no internet access, only access to a jail intranet that is monitored by Deputies. But, idle hands and all that... |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:52:46 AM EDT
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Are you shitting me? Ha ha probably a great pacifier if they don't beat each other over the head with them Android Tablet porn is not a pacifier 
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:53:44 AM EDT
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I thought jail was for punishment, not 3 hots and a cot, medical care, college courses, gym membership, and now cool electronic gizmos. All on the taxpayers dime. ( except the gizmos, I guess)
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:53:52 AM EDT
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I bet someone has already bypassed the porn filters. It took the kids in LA schools hours to by-pass the restrictions. |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:55:17 AM EDT
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The article is about the first couple jails in MI looking at the tech. Apparently jails in other states have already been using such programs. I guess they're suppose to have no internet access, only access to a jail intranet that is monitored by Deputies. But, idle hands and all that... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Michigan? I'd love to know how tightly they're locked down to allow the interception and recording of their actions. The article is about the first couple jails in MI looking at the tech. Apparently jails in other states have already been using such programs. I guess they're suppose to have no internet access, only access to a jail intranet that is monitored by Deputies. But, idle hands and all that... Ah a captive portal would make sense ... but if there's not a really good isolation system (like air) idle hands will find a way to cross the networks. |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:58:00 AM EDT
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How long before live streaming jail rape porn?
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:58:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I thought jail was for punishment, not 3 hots and a cot, medical care, college courses, gym membership, and now cool electronic gizmos. All on the taxpayers dime. ( except the gizmos, I guess) I met a guy who got a hernia or something, two guards dumped him off at the hospital then rearrested him a few weeks after he got out of the hospital. Female prisoners routinely try to get pregnant before they are caught, the sheriff ain't paying for child birth and certainly not for prenatal care |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:00:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Android Tablet porn is not a pacifier Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Are you shitting me? Ha ha probably a great pacifier if they don't beat each other over the head with them Android Tablet porn is not a pacifier |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:07:51 AM EDT
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How long before live streaming jail rape porn? Can't wait huh? |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:08:55 AM EDT
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Shitty tablets... or will be after keyster-stashing.
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:15:33 AM EDT
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What the fuck???
They are in prison, I don't even think they should have a gym or T.V. fuck that there's your cell and there's a news paper and a bible, It's not a resort! I suppose the 30+ to lifers could have some time in the yard each day and moderate sized library of fiction books to read. Outside of that stfu eat your slop, and do what your told until your time has been served. And or bring back prisoner labor for the state! Fucking tablets, you got to be kidding me. |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:17:44 AM EDT
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Might as well burn all the evidence weed in a stove in the middle and keep throwing bags of Cheetos in there.
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:23:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What the fuck??? They are in prison, I don't even think they should have a gym or T.V. fuck that there's your cell and there's a news paper and a bible, It's not a resort! I suppose the 30+ to lifers could have some time in the yard each day and moderate sized library of fiction books to read. Outside of that stfu eat your slop, and do what your told until your time has been served. And or bring back prisoner labor for the state! Fucking tablets, you got to be kidding me. Let's say you had to babysit 40 200 pound five year olds for eight hours by yourself. Would you rather just let them all play Xbox and put your feet up, or tell them all to put their heads down on their desk for eight hours?  |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:25:52 AM EDT
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Shit, I don't have a laptop. Nor did I receive free college education and job placement.
Prison should be fucking hard ass labor, cold mystery goop, and two to a cell locked up when they're not banging rocks together or something else as useful. |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:26:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
What the fuck???
They are in prison, I don't even think they should have a gym or T.V. fuck that there's your cell and there's a news paper and a bible, It's not a resort! I suppose the 30+ to lifers could have some time in the yard each day and moderate sized library of fiction books to read. Outside of that stfu eat your slop, and do what your told until your time has been served. And or bring back prisoner labor for the state! Fucking tablets, you got to be kidding me. 
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:31:36 AM EDT
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I spent a month in Sanilac County, not in prison.
The motel and bowling alley were pretty much the only places to eat. Maybe there was a Pizza Hut too. |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:32:19 AM EDT
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With all the stuff they have, why wouldnt you want to be in jail.
Get out get away with a crime. Good to go. Get caught, you have a bunk, food, and place to work out. Now Ipads...... Well why fucking not!! Holy Shit ! Equip the prisoners to go into the hood or building complexes. They have to tell the homies that need to come out or they will be killed. Adjust from there. |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:35:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
With all the stuff they have, why wouldnt you want to be in jail. Get out get away with a crime. Good to go. Get caught, you have a bunk, food, and place to work out. Now Ipads...... Well why fucking not!! Holy Shit ! Equip the prisoners to go into the hood or building complexes. They have to tell the homies that need to come out or they will be killed. Adjust from there. What does that mean, exactly? |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:38:50 AM EDT
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Part of my work touches on corrections but on the medical side. At a conference met a vendor working on tablets for prisoners (may not be the same as on the OP). Worked like a kids kindle. Needed to do a certain amount of education or work related work before it frees up games and the such. No outside wifi or internet connection to the tablets.
His feedback from different systems were positive but then again, he's the salesperson so take that with a grain of salt. |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:39:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How long before live streaming jail rape porn? Man, in on page one with that one! I'm sure you'll be first in line for the subscription This is probably to turn their brains of and $30 a month ain't bad for a return for a captive audience |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 2:40:18 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I spent a month in Sanilac County, not in prison. The motel and bowling alley were pretty much the only places to eat. Maybe there was a Pizza Hut too. FWIW: Sanilac County is nothing but farm fields in the land that time forgot. (Michigan's Thumb region) However, they are one the the primary federal pre-trial detention facilities for the Eastern District of MI. Most of the jails inmates are federal prisoners out of Detroit which is more than an hour away, not local prisoners. They got cash. I threw an application there once. Their part-time Corrections Deputies were starting almost at $20.00 an hour. |
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