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Discussion on: Some US prisons are banning books on coding

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Fernando B πŸš€ • Edited

Indeed laughable bs excuse. If a felon can learn programming, security, and hack your system while incarcerated I'd like to meet him/her.

It also means their network security sucks lol, you can't have terminals with full blown access in plain sight.

Do they not have stuff password protected like network switches lol or is their password "password"

I wonder if family members can still send them tech books.

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Ben Halpern

Also, what do you do with inmates who already know how to code, put them in solitary confinement?

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Fernando B πŸš€

Very good question. I'd like to know the answer too.

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Basti Ortiz

If a felon can learn programming, security, and hack your system while incarcerated I'd like to meet him/her.

This is the greatest thing I have ever heard today. They should definitely put a bit more focus into improving their security rather than encroaching on a felon's ability to learn.

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Fernando B πŸš€ • Edited

Definitely security is a huge deal nowadays in prisons, as they are becoming more automated. I just don't see how a prison can put themselves in a vulnerable situation because someone is trying to better themselves, and trying to become part of society when released. Coding alone it really isn't that malicious to a network tbh. (I got some experience in cisco switches)

As it stands prisons is just a big round circle, people get out to do the same things.

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Jennifer Bradford

Family members can't send any books, just money to order books from a catalog they provide.