yonicfever:

simoneandgerfunkle:

desdeotromar:

Under the new system, in-person visits are no longer allowed.
Instead, all visits now must be done by video, either from a smartphone,
computer, or at an offsite location.

The pamphlet, published by Securus Technology, makes using a video feed to talk to your loved one seem appealing. It says:

“Do you want to see your loved one more often? Stop missing out on:

• Watching your favorite TV show.
• Singing Happy Birthday.
• Reading a bedtime story … Never miss another moment.”

Under the new system, each video visit made from home costs $12.99 for 20 minutes. In-person visits used to be free.

This shift also raises a legal question: is in-person visitation an inmate’s legal right?

Video technology run by Securus and other companies is now used in hundreds of correctional facilities across the country…

Gary York, a retired Florida prison inspector who writes about video
visitation, says his experience supports those findings. He says that
over the past five years, most jails in his state have turned to using
only video visitation and stopped in-person visitation.

Indeed, according to the Prison Policy Initiative’s data, 74% of US
correctional facilities that implement video calling end up either
reducing in-person visits, or eliminating them altogether.

What the fuck

Fuck the corporate prison industry. 

The end of American prison visits: jails end face-to-face contact – and families suffer