Sunday, July 21, 2019

Why Every State Should Adopt Video Visitation For Inmates

By Jason Moore


Every state organizes days in which inmates are visited by their families and friends. Over a very long period, the visitations have been physical where people actually go to the prisons to see their loved ones. However, over time, there has been a new way that has been invented. A convict can now communicate with their families through online platforms through videos. Although this invention will help solve a number of problems, there is still not much talk about it in most states. The article will shed some light on the benefits of the Video Visitation for Inmates over the traditional system.

The cost of organizing visits can be very high. Its protocol that every person that accesses the prisoners is inspected and the prisoners have to be inspected too. Also, the time when the convict and the outsider are in contact, there have to be people monitoring them. Therefore, you will find that prisons will hire a lot of guards or have all the guards working during these days. This implies that the state will have to pay overtime and also pay for the new people brought in. But when it is done by video, the monitoring does not require a lot of people, so the cost is cut down.

There are a lot of crimes that are coordinated by inmates while they are still in prison. These crimes are coordinated through the individual that visit these prisoners. When the state uses videos, they can monitor the communication between convicts and the individuals who are visiting them, and they can use the information that they collect to control crime.

Prisoners access contraband from outside through the visitors that come to the prisons. But if there is limited contact between the prisoners and the people who come to visit them, then there will be a control of the contraband. This will reduce the high rate of crimes within the prisons.

Children are very delicate, and parents need to be very careful about what they expose them to. It is not advisable to expose your kids to the prison set up because it may be intimidating for them. But parents that are incarcerated are forced to see their kids in prison. But if these new visitations are implemented, then these parents can see their kids while the kids are back at home.

Visitations are not regular, and the time is normally very short. This is because the government wants to reduce the amount spent on the event. But because the online program is cheaper, the state can organize more visits.

Safety is also guaranteed by online visitations. The regular visitations allow the convicts to interact with their loved ones. There have been instances when the inmates and the outsiders have been attacked. When the visitations are conducted online, then there is no risk involved.

This technique is very important. But it should not replace regular contact between the inmate and their families. There is so much to be gained from the traditional system, and this video system should be used to complement the traditional system.




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