In several states%2C inmates can purchase tablets that allow them to connect with loved ones Opponents say the tablets may put public safety at risk The increased integration of technology into ...

Prisons aren’t usually thought of as high-tech environments, but increasingly, when U.S. inmates connect with the outside world, they’re doing so through a digital screen. Vendors are offering tablets ...

TEXAS TOWNSHIP -- A new literacy program in Wayne County is connecting inmates with their children through reading. Of the more than 1.5 million state and federal inmates, 800,000 of them are parents.