Louisiana prison reunites prisoners with their daughters at father-daughter dance

Good idea!

Solitary confinement inmates escape prison using virtual reality program — infraction rate of solitary confinement prisoners drops by 96%

This seems to be a good idea!

Can you believe it, Blaze Media cites a The Guardian news article.

As long as they don't learn new criminal skills through virtual reality! Just kidding!

"... "Inmates escape prison cells using VR headsets." ...

According to a report by the Guardian, Corcoran state prison in California saw infractions by men in solitary drop from 735 to just one infraction after the first one-week program. ..."

'Inmates escape prison' using virtual reality program — infraction rate of solitary confinement prisoners drops by 96% | Blaze Media "A nonprofit organization [Creative Acts] is touting a drastic reduction in prisoner infractions when they were given the opportunity to use virtual reality headsets."

‘An ideal tool’: prisons are using virtual reality to help people in solitary confinement (The Guardian)

Creative Acts website (the website seems to be quite a bit outdated e.g. latest news are from June 2023)

Speech club helps Utah prison inmates tell their stories

Recommendable! Is not often times violence an expression of being unable to communicate orally?

"The New Visions Speech Club at Utah State Prison, modeled after Toastmasters International, gives inmates tools to communicate. “When they’re preparing for a job interview or maybe talking to the parole board, they’ll have confidence,” said a volunteer. “They’ll be articulate.”"

Speech club helps Utah prison inmates tell their stories - The Salt Lake Tribune