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[OT] My first catalog request from Death Row
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<blockquote data-quote="WSmith" data-source="post: 12502" data-attributes="member: 106"><p>Ah finally a post I can answer here with knowledge from my day (well, night rather) job. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Some here already know I am a Correctional Officer, so I am serving time, but only 8 hours a day. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>Derek, there really is no short answer as to what type of property inmates are allowed to have as it varies from prison to prison, state to state, administration to administration. Here is what I have seen. </p><p></p><p>When I worked at a low (mostly fraud, and drug trafficking) security level prison back in NJ, inmates were only allowed to have dice for the immeadiate game they were playing. Meaning, the recreation dept. buys games like Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit. When the inmate checks out the game, sort of like checking out library books, they are responsible for it. When they return the game it is checked to see if the dice are present. So here is the problem the gaming inmates ran into. They had to talk the Rec. Dept into buying polyhedron dice for use with D&D, (which they were able to get authorized) but had to follow the same procedures as above. In the meantime, they made this spinner out of cardboard, a staple and a pencil. The spinner had successive circles, labeled for the d4, d6, d8 etc all the way to the last ring, d100. It was a pretty ingenious idea. </p><p></p><p>Anyway I am making my rounds and I found these guys in the large community bathroom with a table playing D&D. I stood and watched them for a few minutes then moved on. They were really into it. </p><p></p><p>Now, I work at a maximum security penn (murderers and such). NO DICE ANYWHERE! Period. The only thing the have in hobby shop is, ORIGAMI! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>So the short answer is, it depends where they are at as to what they can have. Our inmates can get the rule books, but they must come DIRECTLY from the publisher.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WSmith, post: 12502, member: 106"] Ah finally a post I can answer here with knowledge from my day (well, night rather) job. :) Some here already know I am a Correctional Officer, so I am serving time, but only 8 hours a day. :D Derek, there really is no short answer as to what type of property inmates are allowed to have as it varies from prison to prison, state to state, administration to administration. Here is what I have seen. When I worked at a low (mostly fraud, and drug trafficking) security level prison back in NJ, inmates were only allowed to have dice for the immeadiate game they were playing. Meaning, the recreation dept. buys games like Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit. When the inmate checks out the game, sort of like checking out library books, they are responsible for it. When they return the game it is checked to see if the dice are present. So here is the problem the gaming inmates ran into. They had to talk the Rec. Dept into buying polyhedron dice for use with D&D, (which they were able to get authorized) but had to follow the same procedures as above. In the meantime, they made this spinner out of cardboard, a staple and a pencil. The spinner had successive circles, labeled for the d4, d6, d8 etc all the way to the last ring, d100. It was a pretty ingenious idea. Anyway I am making my rounds and I found these guys in the large community bathroom with a table playing D&D. I stood and watched them for a few minutes then moved on. They were really into it. Now, I work at a maximum security penn (murderers and such). NO DICE ANYWHERE! Period. The only thing the have in hobby shop is, ORIGAMI! :D So the short answer is, it depends where they are at as to what they can have. Our inmates can get the rule books, but they must come DIRECTLY from the publisher. [/QUOTE]
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