There's a Prison Black Market Dedicated to Jailbreaking Tablets. It's a Window Into a Much Deeper Problem.
Briefly

Since around 2016, telecommunications companies like ViaPath (formerly GTL) and Securus (which owns JPay) have issued thousands of tablets in prisons and jails nationwide. These devices are populated with prison-approved content and can't connect to the internet unless they are hacked and updated with software, a process otherwise known as jailbreaking, or rooting.
Jailbreaking a tablet can cost up to $300, and the reasons for doing it vary. Sure, some people just want to watch porn. But most incarcerated u...
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