A new program at the St. Louis jail is putting secure computers in the hands of incarcerated women.
Residents of the jail’s women’s floor have the opportunity to leave their cells to use laptops for educational purposes for one hour three days a week. It’s the result of a collaboration among the St. Louis City Justice Center, the Office of Violence Prevention and local tech nonprofit Unlocked Labs.
The computers have UnlockEd software installed, allowing detainees access to educational materials on topics including parenting, music and meditation…