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Video Visits May Work In Prisons
By qctimes.com
Published: 08/04/2010

SPRINGFIELD — A high-tech alternative to visiting inmates in prison may be coming to Illinois.

Instead of family members traveling long distances to visit loved ones in prison, Illinois could join more than two dozen other states that allow virtual visits via video conferencing.

Along with saving families potentially long drives, some believe the change could improve safety behind bars: After all, it's awful hard to pass weapons or contraband through an Internet connection.

In other states where the concept has been implemented, a company is hired to set up special video visitation kiosks at prisons.

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