Communication
The Prison Policy Initiative uncovers how prisons, jails, and the private sector inhibit important communications and exploit families. See our research on:
And don’t miss our report: Separation by Bars and Miles: Visitation in state prisons finding that most people in state prison are locked up over 100 miles from their families and that, unsurprisingly, these great distances — as well as the time and expense required to overcome them — actively discourage family visits. That reality makes protecting other forms of communication home all the more important.
See also:
- Telephone and video calling section of our blog.
- The Wireless Prison: How Colorado’s tablet computer program misses opportunities and monetizes the poor by Stephen Raher, July 6, 2017.
Colorado's tablet program foreshadows a potential new paradigm in corrections - shifting prison and jail services to for-profit contractors, and making incarcerated people and their families pay for services that are commonly funded by the state.
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