Google appears to be moving into prisoner rehabilitation with a new initiative called Google Jail for Communities, reports Fast Company, who has acquired leaked information on the programme.

Google’s description of  Google Jail for Communities  reads: ‘Google is planning to launch an experiment that we hope will make prisons better for everyone. We plan to test ultra high-tech incarceration facilities in one or more trial locations across the country. We will deliver Googleplex-quality services 100 times better than what most American prisoners have access to today, including fiber-to-the-cell connections. We’ll offer service to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 inmates.’

Some commentators have noted the similarity of the initiative to Google Fiber for Communities, a high-speed broadband initiative that also aims to reach between 50,000 to 500,000 inmates.

A video of an internal presentation on the project has also been acquired:

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