Idaho监狱用平板电脑取代电话和邮件,提供免费内容和有限的视频访问,费用由囚犯支付。 Idaho jail replaces phones and mail with tablets, offering free content and limited video visits, funded by inmate fees.

Idaho的Nez Perce县监狱启动了设在得克萨斯州CTEL的平板电脑系统,取代了实际邮件和传统电话。 Nez Perce County jail in Idaho has launched a tablet system by Texas-based CTEL, replacing physical mail and traditional phones. 囚犯免费获取书籍和心理健康资源等内容,加上每周视频访问40分钟,额外时间每分钟5美分。 Inmates access free content like books and mental health resources, plus 40 minutes of weekly video visitation, with additional time costing five cents per minute. 150个字符的短信费用10美分 Texting costs 10 cents for 150 characters. 该系统减少了违禁品的风险,改善了囚犯的生活质量,囚犯付费为该方案提供资金,一些资金用于购买卫生用品。 The system reduces contraband risks and improves inmate quality of life, with inmate fees funding the program and some funds used to buy hygiene items. 虽然监狱官员报告说工作人员压力有所缓解,但公设辩护人担心贫穷囚犯的可负担性,担心非法律通信可能侵犯隐私,尽管对律师-客户信息没有进行监测。 While jail officials report reduced staff stress, public defenders worry about affordability for indigent inmates and potential privacy breaches in non-legal communications, though attorney-client messages are not monitored.