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Originally Posted by andy
I think it was probably more to do with some elderly politician being outraged that prisoners get to have color TVs. There was probably a state or local law only allowing them to have B&W sets. I'm sure I've heard of similar TVs that were actually color sets with the color disabled.
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As I understood, the inmates or their families had to pay for the TV sets or other electronics and they had to be purchased from the prison store.
AFAIK, there was no items to be purchased from outside sources. Of course, the prices were a little high. I understand, they did have basic cable.