Research roundup: The positive impacts of family contact for incarcerated people and their families
(roundup of over 50 years of empirical study)
Overview:
Prison- and jail-imposed barriers to family contact fly in the face of decades of social science research showing associations between family contact and outcomes including in-prison behavior, measures of health, and reconviction after release. Statistics and research outcome underline these results
Learning Objectives:
Prison- and jail-imposed barriers to family contact fly in the face of decades of social science research showing associations between family contact and outcomes including in-prison behavior, measures of health, and reconviction after release. Statistics and research outcome underline these results
The resource:
Estimated Duration:
20 minutes
Authors and References
Prison policy initative
Leah Wang
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