A sheriff in Albany, New York, is defending his decision to let inmates use tablets.
- Approximately 70 jails across country have similar program.
- He believes the tablets will generate money for the jails.
- Inmates at his jail can also order upgraded meals like burger and fries.
- Sheriff Craig Apples insists the tablets are secure and inmates can not surf web.
- Sheriff says that you can no longer just lock someone up and cut them off from rest of the world.