An offender shall not be permitted to access IT equipment, except as listed in Subsection A.2.b. above, and an offender shall not be permitted to access IT equipment that: (1) contains a modem or is connected to a telephone line or a staff network. Offender access to this equipment is strictly prohibited regardless of whether or not the modem, telephone line, or network connection is active at the time the offender is accessing the equipment; (2) is connected to a network, except for computers designated and marked “For Offender-Use” that are approved for connection to an offender network, such as in education, library, or CI. In all other instances, offender access to IT network connected equipment is strictly prohibited regardless of whether or not the network connection is active at the time the offender is accessing the equipment; (3) transfers offender generated information to other IT equipment, except for: educational purposes in classrooms, in library and laboratory settings; for educational testing as approved by the Secretary/designee, and for work purposes within CI; (4) provides access to non-approved software; (5) controls or interacts with security systems, including but not limited to, systems that regulate door access, fire alarms, perimeter detection, counts, or other security related systems; and/or (6) is located in an unsupervised office.
https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copa...-policies/02.03.01 Information Technology.pdf