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A judge said Luigi Mangione could have a laptop to view evidence in jail. He still hasn't gotten it (apnews.com)
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[–] 126 points 1 year ago (9 children)

To comply with jail regulations, she said, the laptop had to be sent to an outside technology vendor to disable its connections to the internet, printers and wireless networks — a process that took “many weeks to complete.”

lol. Weeks? MDC has restricted laptops specifically designed for this and several high profile cases in MDC recently got them. Diddy had one.

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  • [–] 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I for one would love to ask why removing a WiFi card takes weeks.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    someone please correct me on this but like aren't jails runned by states while prisons are federal? If so, then would that mean that regulations differ by jail or by state?

    In regards to the laptop, maybe the vender has a backlog of machines to disable.

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  • [–] 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    The point of brining up Diddy is was that he got a restricted laptop in MDC and Luigi is in MDC.

    MDC should have this figured out. This smells like stalling.

    Edit: also worth noting, most prisons have laptop and tablet platforms that are specifically for prisoners. The devices, the network, etc. It’s all an out of the box solution handled by a vendor, and it’s locked down from the jump. This should be like McDonald’s serving another hamburger. It’s a request for something that has been dumbed down and automated.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I contract often, I'd say at least half or more of the places I start at take a month to onboard me for laptop(s) and necessary access.

    So this doesn't surprise me.

    It took 7 weeks for me to even get a laptop at one job, followed by 2 weeks before my access tickets were complete. I was paid the entire time. Insanity.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    Yeah that has nothing to do with how long it actually takes to get the laptop and do the laptop. That is called a purchasing issue which this type of place doesn't have those same types of issues.

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