. >> a madera county prison hopes the inmates will lead better lives. wendy davis explains. >> once you give them a tablet, they're quiet and focused. inmates are saying these items are doing that at the madera county jail. >> inmates usually pass their time by doing pushups reading books, writing letters. it is a totally different jail. they won't mimic when they get out. >> a lot of these are therapeutic, parenting while incarcerated, setting goals while you are in the facility and setting challenges. >> it's also helping them be better on the inside as well. >> we got to be good. we can't be all messing up. so everybody's being hey because everybody wants tablets. >> have less altercations in the jail, i think that's a positive thing, at the same time we're providing positive content. out. >> if you are wondering, prisoners cannot access the internet through these tablets. they're only for use with a 1 wendy lane, fox news. >> now your sky tower forecast with meteorologist mike bennett. >> welcome back. we saw the showers and storms roll through the

. >> beltoo jealous something to teach us a lesson to inmates, the madera county jail has given electronic tablets to well-behaved inmates, the program offers classes for inmates to get their ged, work certification and other opportunities and ideas that once they are out of prisonrcd they won't come back.f >> with less altercation in the jail it is a positive thing for the same time we provide positive content for these guys to improve their lives so they stay out. >> they cannot access the internet, there are only used on a secure system inside the prison.hl >> you heard the expression that you cannot walk and chew gum at the same time but what about walking and texting? >> not ? going to do a demonstration,e we will each text the same message to our producer, who can see who can do a better. >> sold brian geiger, you are well met, the third of pedestrians, or distracted when crossing, and has not been enough, we found that nearly 40 percentn were distracted distracted ond they don't walk signal, so that would be starting out in the streetyo. >> in addition to that city don't find,di the