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Inmates in Ohio's Marion Correctional Institution smuggled computer parts out of an ewaste recycling workshop and built two working computers out of them, hiding them in the ceiling of a training room closet ceiling and covertly patching them into the prison's network.
Ars Technica has some more details, including a link to
Randall Meyer, the Ohio inspector general, said the prison's lax supervision allowed a situation akin to "an episode from Hogan's Heroes."
"It surprised me that the inmates had the ability to not only connect these computers to the state's network but had the ability to build these computers," Meyer said. "They were able to travel through the institution more than 1,100 feet without being checked by security through several check points, and not a single correction's staff member stopped them from transporting these computers into the administrative portion of the building. It's almost as if it's an episode of Hogan's Heroes."
The Inspector General's report (pdf) on the entire incident is available.
(Score: 1) by AlwaysNever on Saturday April 15 2017, @10:45AM (4 children)
So why is it bad that inmates have computers?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 15 2017, @12:29PM (3 children)
Tell this to the guy who's stealing your car: hey don't do it or I will send you to a place where you are clothed, fed, and given a PC.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 15 2017, @01:46PM (1 child)
If I had my way, I'd be able to tell that to all citizens.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 15 2017, @11:15PM
> If I had my way, I'd be able to tell that to all citizens.
100% this. People aren't thriving in society? How about we help them with basic needs and acquiring skills and knowledge? They deserve help, not to be defined as an enemy of non-criminal society.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 15 2017, @02:30PM
given a Windows 10 PC?