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How Does Visitation Affect Incarcerated Persons and Their Families? Estimates Using Exogenous Variation in Visits Driven by Distance between Home and Prison

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  • Lars Højsgaard Andersen
  • Maria Fitzpatrick
  • Christopher Wildeman

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Tens of millions of people in the world are incarcerated, which may negatively affect them and their families. Visitation may mitigate the negative consequences, but there is little causally identified evidence on its efficacy. To generate plausibly causal estimates, we utilize the fact that incarcerated persons in Denmark are assigned to the prison with open capacity that is closest to their home. The distance-driven variation in visitation coupled with Danish registry data allow us to measure the effects of visitation on incarcerated persons and their families. We find little evidence that visitation affects incarcerated individuals or their family members.

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  • Lars Højsgaard Andersen & Maria Fitzpatrick & Christopher Wildeman, 2024. "How Does Visitation Affect Incarcerated Persons and Their Families? Estimates Using Exogenous Variation in Visits Driven by Distance between Home and Prison," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 59(2), pages 389-415.
    • Handle: RePEc:uwp:jhriss:v:59:y:2024:i:2:p:389-415
    Note: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0620-10951R3
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    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making

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