Comments on: Alabama Plans To Provide Tablet Computers, Wi-Fi For Prisoners

By: nr torm

nr torm — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:43:27 +0000

My brother was brutally murdered by one of these women. She got 5 yrs in state prison. There’s a reason they call it the criminal justice system, it only works for the criminals.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 14:43:18 +0000

REGARDING:
“If they have a cell phone”

So, how many do?

David for Samsung

By: David

David — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 14:07:56 +0000

Oh…I have a great idea…lets all get a “adopt an inmate” program going and twice a week have Starbucks delivered to them……so they will feel they belong ” to the now generation”
Shoot…lets go for broke…lets carry our adopted inmate to “bands on the beach”

By: Mike Honcho

Mike Honcho — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 18:44:55 +0000

If they have a cell phone they have the internet and yes they can post

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 13:07:52 +0000

REGARDING”
“I cannot help but wonder how many of these comments are from inmates.”

Few, because they don’t have internet access.

David for numbers

By: Avis

Avis — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 03:17:47 +0000

I cannot help but wonder how many of these comments are from inmates.

By: Just saying

Just saying — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 01:03:42 +0000

First, reading comprehension seems to be a big problem here. NOWHERE did it say these would be used for entertainment. It DOES state that they will be used for educational purposes.
Second, you COs can lie to yourselves and your families if you want, but the sad unmitigated truth is that COs abuse inmates every day.
Third, yes, there are inmates running scams just as there are COs running scams.
Fourth, if you lock them up and treat them like animals… the end result will be that you have….what? ANIMALS!!!!! This will in turn put the COs in even MORE danger.
Fifth, a lot of these inmates have ZERO computer literacy and may even be completely illiterate. Releasing them back into society without those skills is just asking for them to do something else and come back to prison!
Sixth, if you want an inmate to be “rehabilitated”, you have to stop and think about the reasons most come back. That would be things like no education, no housing, no job opportunities, etc. If we don’t want them to commit crimes, we have to give them the help they need to build a life after prison. Yes, some HAVE done this successfully “on their own”, but it is soooo much harder than you think. If we don’t help them reenter society with the tools they need to stay away from drugs and lead a productive life, we are, in effect, guaranteeing that they will commit some other offense and return to the prison life.
I’m not saying to coddle anyone! I AM saying that treating them like animals and not giving them the tools they need to succeed… is doing a HUGE disservice to society because they are coming out WORSE than when they went in and WE have to deal with them until they are caught and returned and then we get to spend THOUSANDS MORE per inmate to incarcerate them once again! It makes no sense.

By: Common sense

Common sense — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:11:50 +0000

Man if some of you really knew what goes on behind the prison walls. The scams these guys run. These inmates get RICH while incarcerated. This is one of the reasons they don’t mind coming back.

By: I understand but...

I understand but... — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 15:31:14 +0000

See. I get it. They don’t need these things but not every inmate qualifies for education assistance or career management so with that being said not every inmate gets to have a tablet. These are all court appointed services or the inmate has to request and be approved for these things. And let’s be honest. I’d rather them be learning something useful and maybe hacking through firewalls and incriptions to look at porn or whatever rather then using their 24 hours a day 7 days a week to forge shanks to use against officers and other gang members.

By: No Excuses

No Excuses — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 13:49:37 +0000

@Common Sense:

Once again, my main issue with these comments is that most people either did not READ the article, or if they did, they didn’t understand it. I was attempting to add some clarity. You may feel any way you wish, but it doesn’t make you right and it doesn’t make me wrong.

I am actually quite conservative. I can, however, allow myself to look at things from different points of view and come up with my own idea of what works and what doesn’t.

I don’t trust ANY inmate. However, as I have stated before, if people can’t change, then what’s the point?

Nod: Try your way and see how many officers get killed simply because the inmates have nothing better to do than plot trouble.

I’m done. Say what you will.