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Articles by Beryl Lipton

The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Voice Recognition and Surveillance

by Beryl Lipton And Cooper Quintin

This article was first published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on September 10, 2021. It is reprinted here with permission.

Prison telecommunication companies have historically been in a voice-based business with one way to profit: charging exorbitant rates for phone calls.

The business ...

The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Prison Gaming and AR/VR Services

by Cooper Quintin and Beryl Lipton

This article was originally published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation on September 9, 2021. It is reprinted here, with permission.

No matter how many rights are taken away from people in prison, no matter how brutally they are treated, the prison industrial complex hasn’t ...

The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Monitoring Online Purchases of Inmates’ Family and Friends

by Cooper Quintin and Beryl Lipton

This article was first published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation on September 7, 2021. It is reprinted here with permission.

 

Prison wardens and detention center administrators have, for years, faced what they believe to be a serious problem. While they can surveil every ...

The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Mobile Correctional Facility Robots

by Cooper Quintin and Beryl Lipton

There are too many people in U.S. prisons. Their guards are overworked, underpaid, and prone to human errors, and they require work breaks and food, paychecks and sick days. Plus, they possess flaws that can lead to outbursts of violence, racism, and sexual harassment. ...