Harris County Jail inmates will receive free tablets in hopes of preventing violence. These free tablets will allow them to speak to their families and access a law library, religious texts, and self-help resources.
Harris County Jail inmates will receive free tablets in hopes of preventing violence and allowing them to research their cases.They won't cost taxpayers a penny, and administrators say they will make the jail safer and help inmates by allowing them to reach family members and research their cases.
The tablets are already in some parts of the Harris County jail and will be given to every inmate by September.and have been in Texas state prisons since 2021.Inmates won't be able to get on social media, and they will only be able to call people on pre-approved lists. The tablets have free apps that give inmates access to a law library, religious texts, and self-help resources.
"Idle time can lead to issues. So that they can engage in education and other services that come on the tablets, it helps them keep busy and occupied, which in turn makes it a lower jail climate," HCSO Asst. Chief Phillip Bosquez said.Some say tablets are just another way to profit off a group of people with a lot of free time."I talk to my wife every night. I have five kids as well, so I get to talk to my kids, my wife, and my mom," inmate Carlos Garcia said.
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