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Prisoner laments reliance on floppy disks for appeals documents, limiting file sizes to 1.44 MB — prisoners allowed 20 floppy disks in cell, but USB flash sticks are banned in New Jersey system (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 20 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Some will argue that prisons shouldn’t have all the latest computer technologies available to inmates.

Who the fuck argues that? If they're locked-up, the least you can do is give them the best possible computers, gyms, and therapists..

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Plenty of people would rather we throw prisoners into a medieval dungeon because they're obsessed with "punishment".

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Some negligible minority, sure.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not negligible enough. You think it's a coincidence that "tough on crime" is a consistently successful angle to push?

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 3 days ago

You think we live in a democracy?

[–] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well may be not he "latest" high-end for gaming 4k 160fps, but... floppy disks?

But yes your point stands, if you want to give social reinsertion a chance.

[–] 3abas@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

They want inmates for life, doing slave labor.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's weasel words. Nobody is arguing "the latest", just something from this century.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 3 days ago

I do think we should give them the latest. They deserve it.