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# children of prisoners

Last year

2023

THE MORNING LEAD

‘A long way from normal’: Families say visits to prison still restricted post-pandemic

Some children only get to see their parent in-person once a month and experts are concerned that video calls are replacing visits.

Investigation by Noteworthy finds the number of children visiting prison is 75% of what it was in 2019

Less than a third of prisoners received in-person visits on weeks where data was provided in 2023

Mother-of-two: “I want my kids to know who their father is”

29 Nov 2023

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