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Prison visits have been described as stressful. Why?

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Prison visits have been described as stressful. Why?

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According to the podcast, part of the reason that prison visits are stressful is the waiting. Prisoners have to wait for their visitors to be processed and this cuts into the time that the prisoner gets to spend with their family/friends. This waiting makes the offenders agitated.

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As we are learning only the negative of incarcerated parents has been shown.  We don't see the positives, such as Tash Grahams research.  Having the ability to still have a relationship/connection with your loved one is so important to the mental wellbeing of both prisoner and family member, particularly children.
Not having children visit could be out of shame, or fear for safety. Many prisoners feel their children are better off forgetting about them. My guess about 'condensed' is cramming a week or more into a 1hour approx visits. Craming in the love, hugs, learning about the adventures and fun the children are having. To many parents children are their world, and it doesn't change because you are in jail. Only the cruelest person would use the children as punishment, but there are many cruel people within the justice system.

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What are some of the difficulties associated with maintaining contact with loved ones in prison?

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What are some of the difficulties associated with maintaining contact with loved ones in prison?

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Prisons are often hours away from where loved ones live so they have to travel great distances to get there. Phone calls cost prisoners a lot to call home so it is not as accessible as it could be to keep in contact.

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what might improve visits for prisoners and their families

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what might improve visits for prisoners and their families

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- increased time spent
- less stigma around prisoners

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why might some prisoners prefer not have to have visits during their sentence? 

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why might some prisoners prefer not have to have visits during their sentence? 

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some prisoners may not want their family to have to see them in that state, and the prison environment can be confronting for anyone visiting. Some prisoners also may not want their children knowing that they are in prison.

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What might improve visits for prisoners and their families?

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What might improve visits for prisoners and their families?

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a lot of times the visits between a prisoner and their family is located in a dark, grey room, with armed officers. To make it a more comfortable place (especially for the children), for example:

painting the walls of visiting rooms with bright colors or murals

providing age-appropriate books, games, and toys for children and parents to use during visits;

making search procedures less invasive; and

using non-uniformed staff to interact with children.

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why shouldn't prison visits be used as punishment?

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why shouldn't prison visits be used as punishment?

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This is because these prison visits can be used as a rehabilitative method to reduce reoffending. if they remove it they are removing the hope of others not reoffending

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why are prison visits so important to prisoners/families?

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why are prison visits so important to prisoners/families?

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because they can be used as rehabilitative and reduce reoffending. they help prisoners maintain their mental stability and ensure adequate wellbeing. they also reassure the bonds dont die and the relationships are stable through the sentence

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Prison visits can be described as stressful because prisoners may feel as though they may be hurt or hurt others, especially if it is close family, if they do visit the prisoner. There are also many other factors associated with why prison visits can be stressful, including high expectations vs. reality, time being very little, surveillance and more.

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Why might some prisoners prefer not to have visits during their sentence?

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Why might some prisoners prefer not to have visits during their sentence?

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During the podcast, the testimonials from prisoners spoke about why they enjoyed seeing their families, but they liked them to leave because it was a constant reminder of the outside world and they needed to keep their focus on prison life and concentrate on their sentence.
Some of the prisoners said that they felt uncomfortable having their children visit because they could not hold them and they did not want the children to feel like it was the norm.

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to remind the prisoner there are individuals continuing to support them. this can assist with their mental health whilst in prison and potentially encourage a positive reintegration to society when they return.