NEW YORK Oct 24, 2005 — When it comes to reading or arithmetic, Marvin Calvin is delighted to help his two children. He missed out on many of the duties of parenthood during a 10-year stretch in prison for armed robbery.
But when it comes to MP3 players, video game consoles, computers or the Internet, he is just baffled.
“I won’t even sit down with them and play that little game thing because I don’t even know how to operate it,” said the 48-year-old Calvin, who was freed in July.
He is a technological Rip Van Winkle.
More details at ABC News.
I never thought of this. I always figured those inside would be able to access PCs and keep up with changes on the outside. But this may be more true for those going in NOW. Those getting out NOW would have no clue.
Heck, I have enough trouble keeping up with the rapidly changing tech landscape … when a prisoner who served 20 years went into prison cell phones were bulky things. Now you can play games on them and take pictures with them. What a revelation it must be for those just coming out of prison.
