A nonprofit uses VR headsets to offer inmates practical scenarios like job interviews alongside travel experiences, providing ...

A system designed to protect state inmates who wish to leave gangs has backfired, leading to increased violence fueled by ...

No passport required, just a virtual reality headset.“I went to Thailand, man!” Smith recalled with a grin, describing the ...

California prisons pilot virtual reality headsets to help inmates experience real-world scenarios and prepare for life after release ...

A death at Calipatria State Prison (CAL) on November 10, 2025, is being investigated as a homicide after an incarcerated person was attacked in an exercise yard. Prison staff responded to Eric ...

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A Los Angeles-based nonprofit is bringing virtual reality headsets to California prisons to expose inmates to real world ...

IMPERIAL, California – (AP) — Authorities say a California prison inmate has died after he was attacked by two other prisoners. It’s the second death of a state prison inmate in two days. State ...

Authorities are investigating the recent death of an inmate at the California State Prison in Sacramento, as a homicide. On the evening of July 18, prison staff found 23-year-old Anthony Francis Jr.