Discover: What will it be like to play games in prison?

In some countries, prisoners can still play games as usual.

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In the United States, depending on state laws and the severity of the offender, they may be able to have a game console in their cell.

In Hollywood movies, prison is often depicted as a cramped, cramped place without any recreational facilities except a sports field and a reading library.

However, this is not necessarily true in real life. In some US states, local authorities believe that prisoners will be better able to rehabilitate if they have access to recreational equipment. As a result, in states like Oregon, Utah, Maine, West Virginia and Maryland, inmates have the right to bring Xbox and Playstation consoles into their cells if judged to be of good behavior.

These machines have, of course, been tweaked, depriving them of the internet connection functionality to ensure prisoners can’t plan their escapes with the outside.

In addition to the states above, in many other regions, inmates can also buy handheld game consoles for $35 each from the prison’s catalog.

The best-selling gaming console is the Clear Tunes HG-503. This is a console made in China that runs on AAA batteries and aggregates 50 games. These games are 1990s era titles. Despite its rather small size, the HG-503 also has a jack to transmit images to the TV.

Technology products that prisoners can buy include TVs, alarm clocks, tablets, and handheld game consoles.

Similar to other Clear Tunes products such as TVs, alarm clocks and tablets, this game console has a transparent plastic case. The purpose of this design choice was to ensure that prisoners could not hide prohibited goods inside them.

In general, no one can deny that the main punishment of prison is the loss of freedom to deter rogue elements in society. However, prison is also a place of rehabilitation for people, and if allowing access to video games helps them to better rehabilitate, that would be an appropriate exchange.

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