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Visitors to Inmates Can Make a Big Difference

12/14/2011

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Paul McEnroe published an article in Star Tribune of the Twin Cities.  He found that "inmates who get regular visits are 13 percent less likely to wind up back in prison because of new felonies and 25 percent less likely to commit probation violations that would put them back behind bars."  The frequency of visits is also associated with lower rates of recidivism.  There are exception, however.  Visits by ex-spouses are associated with higher rates of recidivism.  

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