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RE: A Geek in Prison - A Life Series by Charlie Shrem (Part 3 - I'm Actually in Prison)
So far sounds very similar to Orange is the New Black.
Writing emails is the most time consuming part, sending doesn't take much time at all. Must suck for slow typers.
I always thought that prisoners should be allowed a computer (without internet connectivity). At least that way they could be "productive" in writing, editing, etc without having to resort to pen and paper.
Very true, many guys were slow typers and would have others type for them.
They sold typewriters as well!
Many state prisons sell tablets now
Tablets in prison?))
For russians it sounds like weird joke)
Did anyone go into business doing that as a side job? I can imagine you could make a bit of extra money by charging people for fast typing. I would! Then again, doing that for money instead of as a favor might just piss people off...
A basic computer would be a great incentive for good behavior. You could extend the paid e-mail system to cover other types of apps as well - for example such and such a cost for being able to use Word, or a graphics design package, or play games, etc. I can even imagine a prison "app store" (we have a private app store at work for getting software certified as safe for use on the firm's computers).