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The Upside (and Downside) of Video Visitation

Across the country, jails and prisons have begun implementing a new way for families and friends to stay in touch with their incarcerated loved ones: video conferencing. Heres how it works: the “visitor” would log in to a video chat from their home or private room at the facility (depending on how the prison or jail operates) and be connected to the prisoner via a screen.

By Zoe Erler
May 12, 2016
Constructive Prison Culture | Prison | Travis County | video conferencing | video visitation

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