“Game Boys” Handed Out to NYC Inmates to Keep Them Busy During COVID-19
As much as we all have been struggling in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, at least most of us have had something to occupy our brains while the world sizzles outside. Whether it’s catching up on the long list of TV shows, books, or video games, we find ways to keep our minds distracted from the chaos. But due to prison’s implementing strict visitations from the outside world and also limiting inmates socializing together, the New York City Department of Corrections has gone out and bought 5500 handheld gaming consoles to occupy the city’s prisoners so they don’t go stir-crazy....