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Video Visitation a Growing Trend, but Concerns Remain
Loaded on March 15, 2014
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2014, page 50
A growing trend toward the use of video visitation at jails across the country is drawing the praise of corrections officials and prisoners’ family members alike, though some advocacy groups worry that video visits could pose an undue financial hardship on those least able to afford it and possibly lead …
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