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A New Role for Technology

Video visitation in prison

  • Margaret diZerega - Director, Center on Sentencing and Corrections
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Closing the Distance

The Impact of Video Visits on Washington State Prisons

For people who are incarcerated, separation from family and friends is a difficult fact of life, as are the financial and logistical barriers that keep their loved ones from visiting them in prison. Because research has shown that contact with loved ones is a critical factor in improving outcomes for incarcerated people returning home, prison syste ...

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  • Léon Digard, Jessi LaChance, Jennifer Hill
August 15, 2017
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Video Visits in Prisons Enhance Connections, But at a Cost

Here at Vera, we decided to investigate the impact of introducing video visits in one state prison system, and found just how much potential is being missed. We partnered with Washington State Department of Corrections, where people who are incarcerated have been able to access video visits since 2013. The service, provided by JPay, allows users to ...

Blog Post
  • Léon  Digard
    Léon Digard
August 15, 2017
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A New Role for Technology

Video Visitation in Prison

Research shows that prison visitation is integral to the success of incarcerated people, reducing recidivism, facilitating their reentry into the community, and promoting positive parent-child relationships. However, people are often incarcerated long distances from their home communities in areas that are difficult to reach by public transport, cr ...

Publication
  • Léon Digard, Margaret diZerega, Allon Yaroni, Joshua Rinaldi
March 02, 2016
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Series: My Brother's Keeper

The Value of Family Visits

Blog Post
  • Ryan Shanahan
    Ryan Shanahan
July 27, 2014
Blog Post

A new role for technology

The impact of video visitation on corrections staff, inmates, and their families

Vera’s Center on Sentencing and Corrections, Family Justice Program, and Cost-Benefit Analysis Unit, in partnership with the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC),  are conducting the first comprehensive study of the impact of remote visitation via online video—commonly known as video visitation—on incarcerated people, corrections cultur ...

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  • Léon  Digard
    Léon Digard
March 13, 2013
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In the News

Video Visitation Launches at the Durham Jail Next Month

Indy Week September 01, 2017

Video Chat Price-Gouging Costs Inmates More Than Money

Wired August 31, 2017

Report: Video Visits Can Be a “Powerful Supplement” for the Incarcerated

Indy Week August 27, 2017

Room for Debate: Visiting Prisoners, Without Visiting Prison

The New York Times February 24, 2014

Washington Department of Corrections expands video visitations statewide

KBKW January 20, 2014

Fighting for Face Time

Chico News and Review June 27, 2013
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