[Balinares]

The exact same is true of people working outside of prison.

[gbalduzzi]

I think it's reasonable to assume an additional risk for people in prison.

Even though the enrolled people are completely trustworthy, doing this prevents untrustworthy people to simulate interest in the program just to be able to contact the external world for illegal activities.

[Retric]

Not really, contraband includes many things that are completely legal for non prisoners to have like currency, phones, knives, or alcohol. Sending that stuff to prisoners is illegal https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1791

List of prohibited items: https://www.law.cornell.edu/definitions/uscode.php?width=840...

[snickerdoodle12]

You can send phones, knives or alcohol via email or slack?

[Retric]

You can agree to pay for them at a given prices via email or slack. It’s more or less guaranteed that contraband will get into prisons if someone is willing to pay for it. Thus the rules around no cash or phones for prisoners.

Inmates are treated very differently by the legal system than regular people. Thirteenth Amendment: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States”

[snickerdoodle12]

You can also do that via a butt phone, which are everywhere.

[Retric]

That heavily depends on the facility. Phones aren’t that difficult to track down as a radio device, but such efforts are rare.

[scott_w]

Good point, in that case, let’s open it up and let it be a free for all. May as well let them take the drugs in through the front door, while we’re at it.

[snickerdoodle12]

Of all the things to be concerned about you picked drugs?

[newswasboring]

People working outside pay rent. From a third to upto half their salary.