[wil421]

It’s not a good idea to let inmates have access to more money than they need. I can see situations where their family might need it but it will certainly be exploited by inmates and their family.

There’s a lot of inmates that claim it’s easier to get drugs on the inside than the outside. Whatever you want is available for a price.

[jakelazaroff]

> It’s not a good idea to let inmates have access to more money than they need.

Why not? What's the downside? Who determines how much they "need"?

[deftnerd]

It's dangerous to have wealth/value in prison because it's easy for other prisoners to extort you through threats or acts of violence.

[jakelazaroff]

If that's the case then we should protect prisoners better, not withhold their money.