As an office worker I went between an office of about 4 metres square (16m^2)shared by 2 staff and my house, which when I started was about double that size (including all rooms) and shared with my wife. I was let out my office for lunch but no recreation time.
Now I had significant freedom to go out and about, visit friends and what have you, but, yeah life can be hard.
Broadband should be a right as more government services are becoming accessible only online - my Mum volunteers in many capacities in a rural community where access to services for the elderly is becoming hard because internet (web) access is assumed. If my web access is removed it makes it harder for me to be a citizen (subject really but hey); harder for me to be a consumer, harder for me to be an active part of the workforce.
There was also some call (Probably from EU) to give criminals in jail the right to a vote. Which I also strongly disagree with.
They're in there to separate them from society. And that includes 'online' society IMHO - hence they should not have net connections.
And presumably they shouldn't be allowed to send letters or have visitors either right? There's a "slippery slope" in both directions.
Going by the stats at http://felonvoting.procon.org/viewresource.asp?resourceID=28... felony disenfranchisement is not that popular in western democracies.
Democracy is fine if the majority are sane, have good morals, etc etc. But the majority of people in the US believe in god :/ The majority watch "American idol" and think the height of cuisine is macdonalds. Doesn't bode well.
Just my 2c anyway...
So you think that being in prison would be perfectly pleasant just as long as you had a broadband connection? Some life you must lead.