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| Posh Prison? |
| By pressandguide.com - HEATHER SKOLD |
| Published: 10/28/2011 |
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. -- What if you could qualify to get a top-of-the-line computer, High-Definition monitor, and on-demand movies, no questions asked? You might think it was a scam. All of us have to pay good money for that, right? In this case, only criminals need apply. All of the 948 cells at the Centennial Correctional Facility are outfitted with these high-tech kiosks: a computer encased in a metal box, complete with a 20-inch monitor, built-in camera, 2.8 GHz processor, and headset. Oh, and there are 22 cable stations available, too. The final kiosks were just installed last month, ringing in at $2.5 million. The Centennial facility is the first in the country with this kind of technology. But before you start griping about where your tax dollars are going, you need to know that everything was paid for by the inmates. "We paid for it fully with cash funds. So there's no burden to the state taxpayers or the general fund,” according to Alison Morgan, Assistant Director of Finance and Administration with the Colorado Department of Corrections. The $2.5 million comes from the inmates’ "canteen fund” – money collected from prisoners’ purchases of candy bars, hygiene products, and over-the-counter medicines. So exactly how are inmates earning money, and how are candy bars buying 948 computers? Read More. |
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