The Price of Being Incarcerated
02/21/2020 11:38 AM
Isabella sends this in -
I found an article that isn’t exactly what we’ve been talking about in class, but correlates nonetheless. I came across this article about inmates at several West Virginia prisons being charged to read from a free online library. Reading chapters from Dr. Garcia opened my eyes to the treatment of inmates at prisons and made me look into these issues a bit deeper. I was sad to see this slightly-dated article but wanted to share with you anyway.
West Virginia Inmates To Be Charged By The Minute For Reading On Tablets From A Free Online Library
And here is more information about how much it costs for incarcerated people and their families to stay in touch with each other.
Screening Out Family Time: The for-profit video visitation industry in prisons and jails
I found an article that isn’t exactly what we’ve been talking about in class, but correlates nonetheless. I came across this article about inmates at several West Virginia prisons being charged to read from a free online library. Reading chapters from Dr. Garcia opened my eyes to the treatment of inmates at prisons and made me look into these issues a bit deeper. I was sad to see this slightly-dated article but wanted to share with you anyway.
West Virginia Inmates To Be Charged By The Minute For Reading On Tablets From A Free Online Library
And here is more information about how much it costs for incarcerated people and their families to stay in touch with each other.
Screening Out Family Time: The for-profit video visitation industry in prisons and jails