囚犯们被隔绝于监狱之内却仍无法割舍虚拟农场游戏。最近据游戏邦了解，《纽约时报》的一篇文章指出，近年来私自携带智能手机入监狱的事例频繁发生。这类手机设备可用于指导组织越狱及……玩FarmVille等Facebook游戏。

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对此，关押在佐治亚州史密斯国家监狱的33岁囚犯迈克（匿名）透露，基本上每个囚犯都有一台智能手机和Facebook账号。

就监狱纪律而言，手机为禁带物品，一经发现，犯人将面临额外加刑，并将影响其保释情况。即便如此，不少囚犯仍冒险私自“偷渡”手机。据游戏邦了解，去年加利福尼亚州政府月发现9000多台“偷渡”手机，不少监狱警卫，探视者和囚犯都涉嫌“偷渡”手机入监狱。这类“偷渡”手机的月平均费用在300至1000美元不等，一般由囚犯的亲人缴费。

目前，我们尚无法获知多少囚犯偷偷使用智能手机玩Facebook游戏，但由此可见Zynga游戏的确有着极其广泛的吸引力。（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，转载请注明来源：游戏邦）

Just because you’re locked up behind bars doesn’t mean you need to abandon your virtual farm. According to this New York Times article, smuggled smartphones are starting to become a prison cliche, much like finding a homemade shiv hidden in a mattress. These contraband phones are being used for everything from directing criminal activities outside prison to … playing FarmVille on Facebook.

“Almost everybody has a phone,” said Mike, 33, an inmate at Smith State Prison in Georgia who, like other prisoners interviewed for this article, asked that his full name not be used for fear of retaliation. “Almost every phone is a smartphone. Almost everybody with a smartphone has a Facebook.”

Even though the smartphones are banned from prison systems (if you’re found in possession of one, it can lead to additional criminal charges or affect your parole) they still manage to make their way into inmate’s hands. The NYT article says that In California last year, officers discovered around 9,000 contraband cell phones. Guards, visitors and inmates smuggle in the phones and monthly payments range from $300 to $1,000, which are generally paid by convict’s relatives.

There was no percentage on just how many cons use their smartphones to play games on Facebook, but it looks like FarmVille-maker Zynga might have a burgeoning new fan base on its hands. （Source：games.com）