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All Games Banned From MO Prisons

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday January 25, 2005 @05:46AM from the no-tetris-for-you-criminal-types dept.

A while back we mentioned that Missouri pulled violent games from prisons on the basis that hardened criminals shouldn't be practicing their sharpshooting technique. Now, the new governor has removed all video games from the MO prison system. From the AP story: "Blunt, a Republican who took office two weeks ago, called video games 'a luxury that inmates should not be allowed to enjoy.'"

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Re:Give Inmates Skills by damian+cosmas · 2005-01-25 05:59 · Score: 2, Informative

Said inmates could just as easily resort to developing further the skills that got them in there in the first place. Illiteracy rates in prison are, what, 5x those of the general population?
Re:Learning is expensive by Ayaress · 2005-01-25 06:30 · Score: 2, Informative

Did I mention I live in Saginaw? The prison out by the airport has a lower rate of violence than the schools. When I was in 8th grade, Heritage High School was closed for two weeks due to riot damage.