Unfortunately, you are talking about prisoners. People who are incarcerated because they’ve committed a crime. Even if their crime is white collar crime, I doubt authorities would be okay with convicted prisoners having access to the general population. While some would be respectful of the opportunity, some would abuse it and the authorities would be responsible for any crime or negative fallout from their actions.
I think it would also create another layer of difficulty for those managing the prison population. Who would be granted these privileges? How would you ensure they weren’t manipulated by other prisoners into using their access for criminal activity?
As I mentioned, I do have incarcerated people taking courses I’m responsible for. However, neither I or my tutors have direct contact with them apart from through our feedback. They submit their assignments. We mark them and give them feedback, but that’s the extent of our interaction. I am given a name, but I know sometimes that name is not the person’s real name. I’d really rather not know who they are or what they’ve done. I know some of the people I’ve taught have been extremely violent criminals, but I only know this because someone told me later. I don’t ask and I don’t want to know what they’ve done. I don’t seek out any additional information. I think knowing might affect how I view their work and I don’t think that’s fair to them.