E-commerce platforms are helping prisoners save money, but security rules mean that when it comes to entertainment, their choices are limited — and decidedly retro.
E-commerce platforms are helping prisoners save money, but security rules mean that when it comes to entertainment, their choices are limited — and decidedly retro.
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Inmates have purchased roughly $130,000 in vintage video gaming technology since federal prisons opened Amazon accounts last year, as security rules keep entertainment options mired decades in the past.
That means Canadian penitentiaries are places where the compact disc never died, Smart TVs are unknown and pioneering consoles like the Super Nintendo have endured decades past their prime.
The same goes for “material of a sexual nature that involves violence, coercion, degradation, bodily harm or threats thereof to a person, whether real or fictional,” and anything that promotes gangs or terrorist ideology.
CSC was unable to provide examples of any sexist, racist or genocidal games unavailable on its e-commerce accounts in accordance with those policies.
CSC did not respond to repeated requests for the complete list of items available through Amazon and Prototype, referring instead to its written policies for guidance on what is allowed.
Asked why inmates serving sentences for criminal activity should enjoy such a wide range of products, including a selection of vintage gaming consoles, Sauvé pointed to the universal human need for leisure.
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