26 Nov 2018

Prisoners to use virtual reality to fix cars, learn to read

From Morning Report, 8:52 am on 26 November 2018

High tech digital pioneer Ian Taylor is bringing virtual reality to Otago prison to help inmates learn to read while they fix cars. It's estimated two thirds of prisoners need literacy and numeracy support. As our Māori news correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan reports, new technology is being developed to get them interested in learning.