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In-person and remote video visitation and reentry outcomes among those released during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Prison visitation has been linked to positive aspects of reentry, including employment and desistance. However, few studies have examined how remote video visitation is related to these outcomes. Furthermore, changes to visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic created a unique opportunity to study how visitation relates to reentry.

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  • McNeeley, Susan, 2025. "In-person and remote video visitation and reentry outcomes among those released during the COVID-19 pandemic," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:98:y:2025:i:c:s0047235225000571
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102408
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