Benjamin Justice: Internet Access for Incarcerated Persons

VIDEO: What are prisons doing to prepare for inevitable emergence of smart prisons that integrate digital technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT)? What are the implications of depriving incarcerated persons access to information technology?

Justice Collaboratory member Dr. Benjamin Justice and Professor of Education at Rutgers University discusses a recent NJ State Policy Lab report he co-authored with Ra’Zulu Ukawabut called: Computing on the Inside: Recommendations on Internet Access for Incarcerated Persons in NJ. This report seeks to explore and recommend policies for online access for people incarcerated in New Jersey state prisons.