San Francisco's county jail became the first jail in the nation to provide free access to content like legal resources, e-books and music via tablets to incarcerated people.
's county jail became the first jail in the nation to provide free access to content like legal resources, e-books and music via tablets to incarcerated people.
"This is an important enhancement to our justice system that will help continue our reform work that eliminates the high costs of incarceration," said Mayor London Breed. Deputies said they saw an even greater need for tablets during the COVID-19 pandemic when in-person visitation and programming were prohibited.
Thanks to the San Francisco Public Library, incarcerated people will be able to stream media like e-books, entertainment and music for free via hundred of tablets. People can also view essential legal and reentry resources, file commissary orders and medical requests and submit grievances.
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