“No Real Security”: TN Prison Tablet Rollout Cut Short as ViaPath Flees

“No Real Security”: TN Prison Tablet Rollout Cut Short as ViaPath Flees

The Tennessee Department of Correction began rolling out tablets in late 2024. South Central Correctional Facility, where I’m currently incarcerated, was the final prison to receive them, and so, when the long-awaited team from ViaPath Technologies arrived on May 20, we were quite excited. Prison tablets don’t connect us to the internet, but do provide a platform through which we can exchange messages with loved ones, and access to pre-approved …