As long as they don't stike any "deals" for the "tips" they give-this might help solve some crimes. Yeah, I said might. Then again, "rats" aren't looked upon too kindly in prison...I'm sure. Good luck with this...
COLUMBIA --- South Carolina's state prison inmates could help authorities solve crimes by playing cards behind bars.
Prison officials are discussing a program that allows inmates to buy playing cards with pictures of victims and details on unsolved crimes.
The cards include a toll-free number inmates can use to call in anonymous tips.
Tom Lucas pushed to get the cards into prisons.
His son was killed in an unsolved quadruple killing at a Spartanburg County motorcycle shop in 2003.
Mr. Lucas wants more funding to get the cards into local jails and to print a second deck with 52 more unsolved crimes.
Prison officials say playing cards is a popular pastime behind bars.
In the past year, the 24,000 inmates in South Carolina prisons bought more than 14,000 decks of cards for their own use.
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As long as they don't stike any "deals" for the "tips" they give-this might help solve some crimes. Yeah, I said might. Then again, "rats" aren't looked upon too kindly in prison...I'm sure. Good luck with this...
I think the mind reading helmet used in old sci-fi films would be more effective then this silly idea.
ya'll need to get a life at the police station..what a stupid idea..give them fools some else better to do then play cards to help ya'll get a free pay check.
SMH, where did the article mention any police station? They are refering to Dept of Corrections, different entity. "Free paycheck"? WTF? You've been dipping in the kool aid. You must think guarding prisoners is a cake walk. Try it & get your 'free paycheck".
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