Families of inmates
Families coming together in prison: An examination of visitation encounters
Living Apart and Getting Together: Inmate Mothers and Enhanced Visitation Through Girl Scouts
Impacts of a New Prison on a Small Town: Twice Blessed or Double Whammy?
The Pill Line Is Longer Than the Chow Line: The Impact of Incarceration on Prisoners and Their Families
Social Bonds and Change During Incarceration: Testing a Missing Link in the Reentry Research
The Impact of Legal-Financial Obligations on Relationships With Family, Friends, and Acquaintances: A Qualitative Study of Community Supervised Men With Sexual and Nonsexual Offense Convictions
Synergistic Solution for Children of Incarcerated Parents: Girl Scouts Beyond Bars
Understanding Families Impacted by Incarceration: Use of a Unique Data Source (Research Note)
Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice: The Role of Science in Addressing the Effects of Incarceration on Family Life
Prison Use and Social Control
E-Messaging Saves Time, Improves Security
Secondary Narratives in the Aftermath of Crime: Defining Family Members' Relationships with Prisoners
Bringing Scouting to Prison: Programs and Challenges
Corrections Department Allowing Use of Cordless Phones for Inmates
Going Home (or Not): How Residential Change Might Help the Formerly Incarcerated Stay Out of Prison
Dr. Kirk discusses how Hurricane Katrina affected those formerly incarcerated persons originally from New Orleans and their likelihood of returning to prison. Kirk also discussed potential strategies for fostering residential change among those who were incarcerated, focusing specifically on parole residency policies and the provision of public housing vouchers.
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Cell Phones in Prison
Criminals are using cell phones illegally in prisons and jails to conduct their business and intimidate witnesses. Although technology solutions to this problem are available, they can create new challenges, such as legal and implementation issues associated with cell phone use in correctional facilities. Panelists will discuss various aspects to consider from how prisoners use cell phones, to day-to-day and operational aspects, to legal and regulatory concerns.