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  • Do No Harm: An Analysis of the Legal and Social Consequences of Child Visitation Determinations for Incarcerated Perpetrators of Extreme Acts of Violence Against Women

    The right of a male batterer to visit his child(ren) is discussed.

  • The Effects of Prison Visitation on Offender Recidivism

    The influence visitation has on the recidivism of visited prisoners is examined.

  • The Impact of Family Visitation on Incarcerated Youth's Behavior and School Performance: Findings from the Families as Partners Project

    Anyone involved with programming for incarcerated youth should read this report.

  • The Impact of Family Visitation on Incarcerated Youth's Behavior and School Performance: Findings from the Families as Partners Project

    The relationships between family visitation and an incarcerated youth's behavior and performance in school are examined.

  • Screening Out Family Time: The For-Profit Video Visitation Industry in Prisons and Jails

    This is the most comprehensive website you will find about the for-profit video visitation industry.

  • Separation by Bars and Miles: Visitation in State Prisons

    "Almost by definition, incarceration separates individuals from their families, but for decades this country has also placed unnecessary burdens on

  • The Effect of Conjugal Visitation on Sexual Violence in Prison

    The impact of conjugal visitation on prison sexual assaults is investigated.

  • Video Visitation: How Private Companies Push for Visits by Video and Families Pay the Price

    This publication explains how video visitation negatively impacts the families of inmates.

  • You've Got Mail: The Promise of Cyber Communication in Prisons and the Need for Regulation

    "As with most aspects of life, communications options for incarcerated people are in flux due to technological changes.

  • Managing the Elderly in Corrections

    "The elderly offender is still treated as distinctly marginal and remains more or less peripheral to policy and advocacy within most correctional j

  • Effectively Implementing Family Engagement and Involvement Practices for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System [Webinar] (2017)

    This webinar highlights strategies, tools, examples, and best-practice models from across the country that juvenile justice agency managers, staff,