Table 2.
Visitation Policies at State Prisons and City/County/Regional Jails in 7 0 States
| State | No. of state prisons surveyed (% of prisons in state) |
% of state prisons with contact visits for general prisoners |
% of state prisons with contact visits for maximum security prisoners |
City/ county of jails surveyed | Type of jail visitation permitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 18 (100%) | 100% | 0% | Phoenix/ Maricopa County |
Noncontact closed-circuit TV |
| Tucson/ Pima County | Noncontact closed-circuit TV | ||||
| Florida | 60 (95%) | 100% | 100% | Tallahassee/ Leon County Orlando/ O range County |
Noncontact closed-circuit TV Noncontact barrier |
| Louisiana | 9 (81%) | 100% | 0% | New Orleans/ Orleans Pa ris h |
Noncontact barrier |
| Baton Rouge/ E. Baton Rouge Pa rish |
Noncontact barrier | ||||
| M assachusetts | 13 (100%) | 82% | 0% | Boston/ Suffolk County North Hampton/ Hampshire County |
Noncontact barrier Contact visits |
| Michigan | 38 (100%) | 100% | 0% | Detroit/ Wayne County Lansing/ Ingham County |
Noncontact barrier Noncontact barrier |
| Nebraska | 9 (90%) | 100% | 100% | Omaha/ Douglas County | Noncontact barrier; however, inmates can apply for contact visits |
| Lincoln/ Lancaster County | Noncontact closed-circuit TV | ||||
| Pennsylvania | 25 (100%) | 100% | 100% | Harrisburg/ Dauphin County |
Noncontact barrier visits; however, inmates can earn contact visitation privilege |
| Pittsburgh/ Allegheny County |
Both contact and noncontact barrier visits; determined by offense |
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| Virginia | 36 (92%) | 100% | 100% | Richmond/Henrico County |
Noncontact barrier; however, some inmates can earn monthly contact visitation |
| Fairfax/ Fairfax County | Noncontact barrier | ||||
| W ashington | 19 (90%) | 94% | 0% | Seattle/ King County Olympia/ Thurston County |
Noncontact barrier Noncontact barrier |
| Wisconsin | 19 (100%) | 95% | 100% | Madison/ Dane County | Noncontact barrier; however, Huber inmates can apply for contact |
| Milwaukee/Milwaukee County |
Noncontact barrier |
Note. We chose the 10 states listed in Table 2 so that we could represent all the major regions of the United States New England (MA), Mid Atlantic (PA, VA), South (FL, LA), Southwest (AZ), Pacific Northwest (WA), Midwest (MI, WI), and Central Plains (NE). At the time this article was revised (December 2009), the information about visitation policies pertained to the majority of inmates at these corrections facilities; however, some policies may have changed since that time.