News and articles on the topic Prisons

"It's like 1985": US prison inmates are forced to use floppy disks, old PCs and software to solve legal issues

News Technologies 08-26-2025 comment
Recently, a lawyer for a prisoner in New Jersey, USA, sent him legal documents on a flash drive. A small caveat — flash drives are not allowed, only floppy disks are allowed.

If you want to play Playstation — go to jail. New York City spent $59,000 on consoles and games for «clients»

News Games 07-09-2024 comment
If you don’t have money for games, a console or a computer, one of the options is to go to prison in New York — they have everything you need. As it became known The New York Post The city’s Department of Corrections spent $59,260 of taxpayer money on new Playstation 4 and 5 games for inmates.

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