Do prisoners get internet access in India? How limited is it?
Generally prisoners in India are not allowed internet access. However, they may be trained on copmuter use while in prison.Here is an interesting story related to the question, about a former inmate in India, helping the prisons department by creating software apps for them: Once a prisoner, now an asset for Gurgaon jails | Gadgets Now
What is it like in minimum security prison?
I can only speak for California - each state (and each institution) has its own rules. There are MP3 players that the prisoners can purchase through the Canteen. They cannot bring in their own. The same thing with the DVD player. There is a small TV that prisoners can purchase, but nothing that they can bring in from the outside. He will NOT be allowed access to a computer that has internet capability. If he is involved in schoolwork, or perhaps legal work (on his personal case) he may be allowed access to a computer. What he will have is three meals a day. A bag lunch will be provided when breakfast is passed out. He will get a shower every 2 to 3 days - if time permits. He will get at least one hour a day out of his cell for large muscle exercise - if not on lock down. He will be allowed to make collect calls home as time permits. He will have access to religious services/counseling. He will receive medical treatment as necessary. He will have a bunk, mattress, pillow, sheets, and blanket. He will have clothing, laundered regularly. He will be permitted personal hygiene products - toothbrush, toothpaste, body wash/shampoo, etc. If he cannot afford to purchase these items at canteen, he will be provided state-issued products. He is not headed for summer camp. He is going to prison.
Do U.S. prisoners have Internet access?
Absolutely, yes. I do not know the allowances or operational rules of how they are allowed or obtain it, however. On quora, inmates are "freed from social lockdown"....With Quora, San Quentin inmates freed from social media lockdown
Why are prisoners denied internet access?
Consider this fact: Nothing is unhackable.People, including criminals, can be very creative and you have to remember that criminals have nothing but time in prison. Much like a prison, there are security measures in place. Security measures can be defeated. Viruses can be downloaded. Connected to the internet, an inmate can organize and deploy other gang member and do many many other things.Consider also what most in government know about computers; precisely dick. Most of them think that hacking works as though by magic. Honestly, it’s fairly boring. It’s just the end result is pretty awesome when you consider what can be done with a few keystrokes. How many C.O.s would know what they’re looking at if they saw an inmate throwing command lines into a terminal? Not many.Give a person enough time and they’ll begin to learn more than enough to defeat security measures that are in place.Consider also the hackers that are currently in federal prison. It’s the equivalent of giving a serial murderer a knife while they’re in prison. Granted, they’re making knives but they’re not being handed out by staff.With internet access and time enough to defeat security protocols, escape would be easy. All an inmate would have to do is change his security status to minimum, possibly get himself listed as a trustee and he’d be actually allowed off the compound, giving him a head start if he’s lucky enough to get at least a couple of days.
Do prisons have Internet access? If not, don't you think it should be adopted?
Absolutely, prisons should have internet access. It is a great way for people, that are otherwise isolated, to get some idea about what is going on in the outside world. You can see pictures, listen to music, read the news and so on. It also gives prisoners a chance to keep in touch with technology, something which is so fundamental in our society today. In fact, some prisons in Denmark do have a number of computers that inmates can get a chance to use a few times a week, under supervision.There are of course certain rules that you have to obey, such as:No illegal activityNo pornographyNo copyright infringementNo searching for explosives, ways to escape prisons or other suspicious activity suggesting any kind of intention to do something illegal.So you can basically use the computer for anything else, such as watching videos on YouTube, reading the news, checking weather forecast, sending e-mails to your friends or receiving pictures from them - which you are allowed to store on your personal USB thumb drive, if you have one of those.You can also order products online, if those products are otherwise allowed in the prison. This could for example be movies on BlueRay, a pair of jeans, sunglasses or a book. Everything you type is logged, including passwords, sites you visit, e-mails you type and so on. One or two guards have access to the logs and they do read them, however some confidentiality rules apply. They are not allowed to disclose any information at all, except if there is any illegal activity. You can typically get to spend 2-4 hours per week on online activity. However taking an education online is possible, in which case you could apply for a special permit, either allowing you more time per week using the computers or in rare cases to have your own computer and an internet connection at your room.
How many US jail and prisons have internet access?
Not many . Only a few prisons let inmates access internet , and almost always only in their prison jobs working for outside contractors such as internet sales .. with very limited access and firewalls . They make the sale and transfer it to private staff who are the only ones who have access to billing . ( Don't want inmates getting your credit card info , eh ? )Some high end 'country club' prisons have access to it .. ( cuz rich folks are more trustworthy , eh ? So what if most are white collar criminals , better they have internet access than some street thug .. eh ? )
Do people have Internet access in prison?
In the United States, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, an agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, has put into place the Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System (TRULINCS) on February 19, 2009. This allows inmates access to electronic messaging through e-mails. The message must be text only, and must be conducted in a secure manner between inmate and the public. Messages are subject to monitoring. Currently all institutions operated by the Bureau of Prisons have TRULINCS. However outside of the TRULINCS program, nearly all states prohibit Internet use by inmates, severely limiting technology-based access to educational opportunities.[11]JPay was introduced as a computer system offering video conferencing, messaging, and e-mail services on a monitored basis. While technological ingenuity and advancements improved the prison system, drawbacks such as prohibiting in-person visits and replacing them with digital interactions along with a lack of inmate funds to operate the services emerged.