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Inmate attitudes toward the conjugal visitation program in Mississippi prisons: An exploratory study

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The purpose of this study is to compare and contrast attitudes of Mississippi inmates who participate in a conjugal visitation program with inmates who do not participate in such a program. Logistic regression analyses reveal no differences between participant and nonparticipant attitudes toward the conjugal visitation program. However, differences exist among gender and racial lines and several of the attitudinal issues regarding the program. Policy implications are also addressed.

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  1. United States Probation Office, USA

    Sandra Rutland

  2. University of Southern Mississippi at Jackson, USA

    Phyllis Gray-Ray

  3. Institute for Correctional Research and Training, Morehead State University, 114 Rader Hall, 40351, Morehead, KY

    Christopher Hensley

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Hensley, C., Rutland, S. & Gray-Ray, P. Inmate attitudes toward the conjugal visitation program in Mississippi prisons: An exploratory study. Am J Crim Just 25, 137–145 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02886816

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