State inmates receive tablets to connect with family, educational opportunities State inmates receive tablets to connect with family, educational opportunities Department of Correction By Lauren Sellew, Record-Journal staff Prison inmates across the state are receiving tablets so they can connect with loved ones and access educational opportunities. The tablets were distributed at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield in November and December, said Karen Martucci, director of Internal Affairs for the state Department of Correction. So far over 1,500 tablets have been distributed to inmates at that facility. âThe response from the incarcerated population has been overwhelmingly positive,â Martucci said in an email.