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How will prisons handle TV switch?

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

How will prisons handle TV switch? The end of analog broadcasts in February raises issues for Ohio prison officials, 50,000 inmates. By Tom Beyerlein Staff Writer Sunday, August 17, 2008 Dayton Daily News TV or not TV? That may be the question facing thousands of Ohio prison inmates as America converts to digital television in February. Starting Feb. 17, analog TV broadcasts will cease and Americans will need cable or satellite service, a digital TV or a special converter box for analog TVs. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is studying how to make the switch work for the state's 50,000 inmates. "Everyday citizens can just get a box and attach it to a TV. We have to think about costs and how we can get access to appropriate stations for the inmates," said department spokeswoman Andrea Carson...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on August 17, 2008 (boomark / email).