> I can understand why some inmates should not have access to internet to prevent them from directing their activities outside of prison but I'm sure that those are a small minority.
First, you underestimate how bad it is in prison.
Second, giving internet access some some inmates would expose them to threats and blackmail from their less rehabilitated counterparts. "Send this threatening email to my enemy, or you'll drop the soap." And it would expose them to threats from the outside: "I know you're in prison with my enemy. Kill him, or your daughter will suffer."
Third, you underestimate how bad it is in prison.
The rehabilitation is a noble goal but what these guys needs are psychologists, drug therapy and social workers, not internet addiction.
First, you underestimate how bad it is in prison.
Second, giving internet access some some inmates would expose them to threats and blackmail from their less rehabilitated counterparts. "Send this threatening email to my enemy, or you'll drop the soap." And it would expose them to threats from the outside: "I know you're in prison with my enemy. Kill him, or your daughter will suffer."
Third, you underestimate how bad it is in prison.
The rehabilitation is a noble goal but what these guys needs are psychologists, drug therapy and social workers, not internet addiction.