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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's most violent criminals can no longer play video games that simulate murders, carjackings and the killing of police officers, a decision reached after prison officials were told about the content. The state pulled dozens of violent Sony PlayStation 2 games from its recreation centers, after officials were alerted to their content by a reporter. Inmates had been using them for months. In fact, the prison's PlayStation offerings included one of the most violent games on the market, 'Hitman: Contracts,' in which players use everything from meat hooks to silencer-equipped pistols to carry out brutal contract killings. Some corrections experts were shocked that violent games would be allowed in the hands of violent prisoners. Jacqueline Helfgott said such media can have a negative effect on inmates...
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