Title: Internet in prisons - Wikipedia
Headings: Internet in prisons
Internet in prisons
Contents
Internet access in prisons globally
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Germany
Malaysia
Norway
Philippines
Romania
Ukraine
United States
Rehabilitating purposes
Controversy surrounding inmate access to Internet
References

Content: However, in the United States, security measures and state statutes in both public and private correctional institutions are significant barriers in expanding the use of the Internet to support the delivery of postsecondary education. Many inmates experience a lack of access to computer equipment and security routines in prisons interfere with their education. Inmates can also use the internet for other, illegal purposes. It has been recorded that through smuggling smart phones, inmates have called up phone directories, maps, and photographs for criminal activities. As our society becomes increasingly internet-dependent, gang violence and drug trafficking is being conducted through the internet, thus inmates are able to keep up with criminal activities even while being incarcerated. In the United States, cell phone smuggling into prisons has been an increasing problem. In 2010, the Federal Bureau of Prisons workers confiscated 1,188 mobile devices. Most of the smuggled cell phones have access to the internet, and inmates are able to connect without monitoring from guards. References
^ "Computer use for/by inmates". Corrections Compendium.