How Inmates Play Tabletop RPGs in Prisons Where Dice Are Contraband
For a semester, I taught in a state prison for a prisoner educational program. Every time I went in, I was struck by how punitively petty so many of the rules and corrections officers were. The environment is carefully crafted to suck out all joy and hope from the inmates. Azkaban with its dementor guards is a pretty good illustration of an American prison.<p>Guards are as likely to confiscate gaming materials (and punish inmates) for breaking the rules as they are to do the same because they stubbed their toe or someone looked at them funny.<p>Thankfully we do have some more progressive correctional programs making a little headway like the one I taught for, but nothing about this article surprised me.<p>edit: I accidentally a word.