Using data from qualitative interviews, the study found evidence that inmates make willful decisions regarding prison visits, decisions influenced by one's sense of self and further colored by the perceived social and economic strain their incarceration has on their families. These results challenge the perception of a universally positive visitation experience, and introduce the role of inmate choice in selecting into and out of prison visits. (Publisher abstract modified)
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