2021/04/23 by Jane A. Siegel, Laura Napolitano
Health Professions · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Child Abuse and Trauma #Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis #Homelessness and Social Issues
paper · doi:10.1177/00328855211010477
crossref issued 2021/04/23 · crossref published 2021/04/23 · crossref published-online 2021/04/23 · openalex publication_date 2021/04/23 · crossref created 2021/04/23 · crossref published-print 2021/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · crossref deposited 2026/05/01 · crossref indexed 2026/07/28 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Growth in the US incarcerated population over recent decades has brought a burgeoning body of research on parent-child visitations in correctional facilities. In contrast to this research, which has largely focused on prisons, this study reports survey results from over 900 visitors and incarcerated adults in an urban jail system. We center our attention on the commonality of children visiting jail incarcerated parents, the ways in which a jail system may facilitate or hamper the visitation process, and opinions on potential visiting policy modifications, including the use of video visiting. Implications for jail visitation policies are discussed.