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| Oregon promotes prison visits to combat recidivism |
| By heraldnet.com |
| Published: 04/21/2014 |
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PORTLAND, Ore. — When they read a study that suggested inmates who were visited by their families while in prison were significantly less likely to return to prison, officials in the Oregon Department of Corrections crunched their numbers and found about 60 percent of the state’s inmates never received a visitor. That led to a push that began two years ago to increase the number of visitors, including putting video conferencing stations at most prisons. There’s no data yet on recidivism, but the number of inmates who get visits now stands at 60 percent, The Oregonian reported. Read More. |
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