Lags who follow the rules will be allowed to use the headsets to go on "fantasy" holidays to far-flung destinations like China, Australia and Peru.
The move comes as jail bosses look to tackle soaring levels of violence and drug abuse in Britain's prisons.
Other programmes could include workplace experience simulators, such as visiting a VR construction site, to prepare them for life on the outside.
A prison source told the paper: "Governors are being encouraged to try all sorts of ways to improve behaviour. This is a bold move but it is seen as worth a go.
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