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| Move to end conjugal visits in Mississippi draws protest |
| By stcatharinesstandard.ca- Colleen Jenkins |
| Published: 01/17/2014 |
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Twice a month, high school math teacher Kelly Muscolino and her husband, an inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery, get to share one hour together away from the watchful eyes of guards at the Mississippi prison where he is locked up. The couple's last visit alone might have been their last until Mike Muscolino is free. The Mississippi corrections department announced it will no longer allow conjugal visits as of Feb. 1, ending a century-old program in the first U.S. state to sanction sex for prisoners. Corrections commissioner Christopher Epps said a practice that began as a strategy to control inmates in the early 1900s would cease in Mississippi due to concerns about costs and the number of children possibly being conceived during the visits. Those who believe prisoners do not deserve the privilege of such intimacy during their punishment welcomed the news. But inmates and their spouses are upset by a policy change they say will further strain their difficult marital circumstances. "That's the only time when we get to see each other and we don't have somebody telling us that we're too close or that our hug lasted too long," said Kelly Muscolino, 35. "We need that bond." Read More. |
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