Incarcerated people wait for tablets in Minnesota prisons as state seeks vendor

Delays and provider changes leave most Minnesota inmates without tablet access

As of Tuesday, 28% of Minnesota’s incarcerated population have access to working tablets, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

Incarcerated people wait for tablets in Minnesota prisons as state seeks vendor

MINNEAPOLIS — Some family members of people being held in Minnesota prisons say the state is moving too slowly in creating a new system to allow incarcerated people to use tablet computers. The tablets are used by incarcerated people to message with family members, access educational content and play media like music. Brandy Earthman is an advocate for the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee and has a son incarcerated at the prison in Rush…