A prison visitor is a person who visits prisons to befriend and monitor the welfare of prisoners in general,[1] as distinct from a person who visits a specific prisoner to whom they have a prior connection. Prisons may also have a visiting committee.

Organizations

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There are voluntary organisations of prison visitors in many jurisdictions, some of which have official recognition. Examples include:

References

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  1. ^ Fox, L.W. (2013). English Pris&Borstal Ils 205. International Library of Sociology (in Italian). Taylor & Francis. pp. 205–208. ISBN 978-1-136-26645-4.
  2. ^ "Prison visitors - Rode Kors". www.rodekors.no. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18.

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