Prisoners playing Video games

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ninetailschris said:

What about people who have life or 20 years?

What about a child killer or any murder?

Do they deserve this?

If I told you someone killed your whole family and they will put in prison were they can video games who you be ok with that?

I want to point out the topic says Prisoners.

The average person in jail has 6months-1 year oppose to prison were it's 20 years to life.

I'm curious why people are talking like these are decent people in there.

Rehabilitative is for rehab for druggie not for a killers and rapist.

I think people are not really thinking about this.

I believe the majority of prisoners are in there for drug related crimes. I might be wrong but I thought I heard that statistic recently. Plenty of people would rather have the person who killed their family executed, but they can't always get that. The US constiution atleast protects people from cruel and unusual punishment, it's a protection we offer to protect everyone. Not providing entertainment to prisoners cause more problems, it endangers everyone in the prison, prisoners and guards alike. A dangerous prison is more likely to be broken out of. Entertainment will be provided no matter what because it is the best way to prevent unrest without resorting to human rights abuses or violating our own laws or constitutions.

Video games can provide a substantial amount of entertainment at a low price point, can be handed out to inmates in smaller controllable numbers, provides a type of entertainment more impactful than movies or shows due to its interactivity, consumes a large amount of time which can detrack inmates from engaging in dangerous activities, is relatively addictve and therefore benefitial as a reward incentive.

The only downsides presented so far is the tax payer providing it which is countered by already existing more expensive forms of entertainment and the thought of mind that prisoners shouldn't receive any entertainment which is countered by the negative effects not providing it have and the related cost in lives and money it would take to handle such alternative.