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Prison Visits Go ?Pay-Per-View?

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

July 6, 2009 Prison Visits Go ?Pay-Per-View? MIAMI (CBS/AP) There?s still no place like home, but for the prison population, "being there" on the Web is becoming the next best thing. And prison officials say "video-conference visitation" offers benefits for inmates, family, and friends. Almost every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Candace McCann, inmate No. 188342, sits down for a scheduled video conference with her daughter. Seven-year-old Kashmir appears from McCann's aunt's home, three hours away. Sometimes Kashmir draws a picture. Other times she stands on a chair to model an outfit: jeans and a Hannah Montana T-shirt or new shoes. Lately she's been pressing her face close to the camera and opening her mouth, showing off lost teeth. "I feel like I'm at home, kind of," said McCann, 24, in a video conference interview...continue to full post

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