How did computer access work? Were there a couple computers available for everyone to use, with limited time of access for them or unlimited? Was much from the internet censored or were you able to view much of what you can on the outside?
Sounds palatable for your first day, looking forward to the rest of your story.
It's a prison intranet where you can see the food menu, notices, message a counselor, ect. With the email, its called Corrlinks. You add someone to your contact list, they get an email on the outside to accept your emails, and then you can email them. There is a 90 minute delay each way though, so its not instant. Also when you log out, you have to wait 30 minutes to log back in.