just in case i ever happen to get arrested sometime in the future, i need to know more about the privaledges of prison life. i know you can watch tv and cable tv if you pay for it. but what about using the web? is there any internet connection in a penitentiary? what about cable modem and routers? is it possible for a family member to bring you a x box 360 for you to play in your cell? and can you hook it up to the internet and play it online with x box live? prison life wouldnt be bad after all if the answer is yes. someone please answer my question and be honest. best answer gets a 10. good luck.
2006-08-28 17:47:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
No, there are not and will not be X-boxes in prison... Here's a little reality check about prisons for ya...The top notch medical/dental care I'm always hearing about would be nice but it is a myth... doesn't exist! A cherishe friend of mine is doing time and had a small cavity in one tooth and the answer was to pull the tooth, he needs to see a doctor to renew a prescription for a chronic condition (no, it's not a drug with any recreational potential, it's Prilosec) but can't see the doc because he is not bleeding, and when he does get that script renewed, he'll be paying for it or rather either his mom or I will be doing so. The situation has gotten so bad with prison health care that a federal judge recently ordered the whole department into recievership.
He shares a 6 x 12 cell with one other man, and counts himself lucky that there are not 3 in that cell due to the amazingly overcrowded state of the facility,and there is most certainly no air conditioning except in the infirmary, inmates can, if they have a high enough privilege status order an electric fan. He gets to leave that cell about 4 hours a day, including shower, chow, dayroom and yard time... and THAT is when the facility is not on lockdown due to drastic understaffing or violence, or rumours of possible violence...on lockdown, it really is in the cell, 24/7, food passed through the door, etc the only thing that keeps going is the mail (and by the way, I send him paper,envelopes and postage, unless it is a letter to one's attorney of record AND there is no money on one's books, the prison does not pay for letters)....the educational programs, IF an inmate qualifies AND if there is a slot available in the class.....and surely you see the need to try to educate these people to improve the chances of their becoming productive citizens upon release?
The showers are hot and reasonably clean, but inmates buy their own soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.
The food is a joke, and is barely legal in quantity and quality... most inmates get VERY creative with the top ramen that is available at the commisary...
All that excercise equipment that everyone "knows" is available to the inmates? Another myth, in most facilities. My friend does an aerobic routine in his cell each morning and spends about half his time in the yard running his usual 3 to 5 miles, but there's no equipment available...I'm not complaining about that, just pointing out that what "everyone knows" is not true.
As to other recreational activities,Television in the day room where what to watch is decided by vote...any TVs or radios in the cells were not provided by the state, either the inmate or someone like me purchased them and like quarterly packages and phone calls (collect and incredibly costly) they are a privilige that is EARNED...Surely you can see the value of rewarding good behavior?
And it's not cable, though most facilities do have an "in house" channel for educational programs and movies (PG rated or lower)
By the way, my friend is what they call a model inmate, he has had no disiplinary problems inside.
I could go on and on, but I really want to know what prison all these stereotypes of fun and games are based on, because it sure as hell is not in California!
2006-08-30 03:40:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, there is not an internet access in prison for inmates.
Some inmates doing work programs in prison may have use of a computer, and some will have very supervised use of a computer and online doing some prison industry jobs,
2006-08-29 16:10:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in the California Department of Corrections... can't speak for other states or agencies.
Nicole
2006-08-28 17:55:55 · answer #3 · answered by crimsonshedemon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
reading is way better the book continues u thinking and you simply get more detail in what people are thinking so you get more imagination
2017-03-02 22:06:19 · answer #4 · answered by Hatton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reading the booklet instead of watching the movie is the ultimate way to see what the author designed. Reading uses your creativeness, hones your reading skills, and can make your vocabulary
2017-01-30 23:55:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol...maybe thats some thing the inmates grievance comity should address..lol...at least in NY dept of corrections medium facility
2006-08-29 04:17:12 · answer #6 · answered by motox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know, but it wouldn't surprise me a bit. Prisoners have rights too don't they? (that was sarcasm by the way)
2006-08-28 18:06:01 · answer #7 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, so you are a bandido!!! Nice to meet you. I don't know the answer, though. Sorry
2006-08-28 17:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by Duke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋