[jmcmahon443]

> Another idea: some progress has been made on optical character recognition, so if he can write well enough, it may be possible that you may be able to scan his written programs, and convert them to source file easily, without having to transcribe them. So the process could be smooth enough.

I was going to ask if he has access to a smartphone to take and send photos of paper?

Set up a server for it. Hell turn it into a business.

[livingparadox]

If he has access to a smartphone, there are some coding environments that run on the phone. No need to run the code in such a roundabout manner.

[nkozyra]

Is access to a smartphone in any way a possibility while incarcerated?

[go_go_]

If this is a typical american prison, smartphones (any phone for that matter) is considered contraband.

[chefkoch]

Would a programmable calculator be allowed?