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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Prisoners get satellite TV

Prisoners will soon be watching satellite TV behind bars at the Clayton County Correctional Institution. The county commission narrowly agreed to allow the warden to install satellite television at the prison with money from the inmates' pockets. The Warden told commissioners the upgrade was necessary because "Monday Night Football" moved from ABC to ESPN. The warden said satellite TV is a management tool for the prison -- something corrections officers could take away for inmates who misbehave.

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