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| Mississippi to end conjugal visits |
| By fox2now.com |
| Published: 12/17/2013 |
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The Mississippi Department of Corrections will no longer allow conjugal visits as of February 1, 2014. In a news release, MDOC Commissioner Christopher B. Epps said he is ending the privilege given to eligible, legally married individuals for budgetary reasons and the number of babies being born possibly as a result. “There are costs associated with the staff’s time, having to escort inmates to and from the visitation facility, supervising personal hygiene and keeping up the infrastructure of the facility,” Epps said. “Then, even though we provide contraception, we have no idea how many women are getting pregnant only for the child to be raised by one parent.” Only medium or minimum-custody inmates with an acceptable level of good behavior have been eligible to participate in the conjugal visit program. Read More. |
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