RT Article
T1 Prison Visitation and All-Cause Mortality During Reentry: An Examination of In-Person and Remote Video Visits
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 52
IS 8
SP 1155
OP 1172
A1 McNeeley, Susan M.
A2 Koo, Doyun
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1929721609
AB Prior research suggests in-person visitation while incarcerated has many benefits for reentry, including protective effects for health outcomes such as post-release mortality. However, researchers have not tested whether remote video visits are also linked to death after release from prison. Using a sample of more than 7,000 people released from prison during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study tests whether video visits are related to all-cause mortality after controlling for in-person visits and other covariates. The results of multivariate Cox regression models show a negative association between the total visitation rate and all-cause mortality, but null results were found when examining the in-person and video visitation rates separately. The results suggest the availability of remote video visits should be expanded to supplement, but not replace, in-person visits from friends and family members.
K1 Reentry
K1 Prisoner Reentry
K1 Prisons
K1 Health
K1 Corrections
DO 10.1177/00938548251327342