Several state prisons have provided tablets to imprisoned people which appears to be indicative of a larger trend to increase access to technology for imprisoned people. However, access to and the use of technology in prison has not been evaluated by social scientists. This study surveyed 70 prison officials from six states to report their attitudes toward access to and the use of tablets in prison for imprisoned people and for the prisons themselves. Survey results show that prison officials who work in prisons with more access to technology are more likely to believe technology to be a positive contribution for imprisoned people.

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监狱官员对监狱技术的看法

几个州监狱为被监禁的人提供了平板电脑，这似乎表明增加了被监禁人获得技术的趋势。但是，社会科学家尚未评估监狱中获取和使用技术的情况。这项研究对来自六个州的70名监狱官员进行了调查，以报告他们对被监禁人员和监狱本身获取和使用平板电脑的态度。调查结果表明，在拥有更多技术机会的监狱工作的监狱官员更有可能相信技术对被监禁的人有积极的贡献。