Comment Durable Hardware (Score 1) 249
One thing overlooked above, being mainly about skills, is what the effect this will have on hardware. Prisons are known to have people who are upset about being in jail and surely the hardware needs to be durable enough to handle the risk of being handled very rough. There have been devices designed to project a screen onto any surface with smart optical devices to read touches against the image, so I'd imagine such a system boxed into protective transparent window to project and get feedback from any surface inside a cell could be a means to salvation for inmates. There isn't enough options in jail, as people probably think only bad criminals are in jail, which is not true when we include the mass amount of civil jurisdictions and those held merely due to court proceedings and both possibly have never done anything criminal. This could lead to more communication with inmates, which would lead to greater justice. If you ever witnessed how all inmates in the jail process get treated nearly the same, being criminal or non-criminal, I'm sure you agree that my use of "would" is not merely a made-up prediction. Durable hardware is needed in a cell that contains either criminal or non-criminal inmates. It's bad enough there is non-criminal inmates and a better system doesn't exist to give them swift and appropriate justice due to lack of technology and communication available inmates.