RT Article
T1 Indigeneity, Prisoner Visitation and Reincarceration in Australia: The Association Between Visits in Prison and Reincarceration for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 60
IS 4
SP 1056
OP 1079
A1 Ryan, Nicole
A2 Ackermann, Jeff
A2 Ready, Justin
A2 Kinner, Stuart A.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1724645773
AB Prison visitation is believed to protect against reincarceration post-release. This research explored differences in prisoner visitation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, the predictors of visitation and the effects of visitation on the risk of reincarceration. Descriptive analyses, logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards models were conducted using survey and linked administrative data for 1,238 Australian prisoners. We found that Indigenous people compared to non-Indigenous people were less likely to be visited, and travel distance decreased the likelihood of visitation for both groups. Moreover, visitation protected against reincarceration for non-Indigenous people only. Potential explanations for why visitation was not found to protect against reincarceration for Indigenous people are discussed as are potential implications for criminal justice systems that house Indigenous offenders.
K1 Prisoner re-entry
K1 Visitation
K1 Reincarceration
K1 Indigenous
DO 10.1093/bjc/azaa009