Statistics

Here are some stats I thought people may like to see. I for one find them interesting and hope it will show how much we need the support. Please keep sharing and keep signing! Inmates are still humans. 

• Among incarcerated people who were visited, the odds of recidivism were 30.7% lower than the odds for incarcerated people who were not visited. For each additional visit an incarcerated person received, the odds of recidivism declined by 3.8%. Each additional month that an incarcerated person was visited was associated with a 4.8% reduction in the odds of recidivating. Visits close in time to an incarcerated person’s release date were associated with a lower likelihood of recidivating.
• William D. Bales and Daniel P. Mears, “Inmate Social Ties and the Transition to Society: Does Visitation Reduce Recidivism?” The Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 45, no. 3 (2008): 287-321.
• A single in-person visit reduced recidivism for 13% for new crimes and 25% for technical violations
• A study of incarcerated people who served 12 months or less found that people who received visits were less likely to recidivate. Greater amounts of visits were also associated with greater reductions in recidivism. Visits reduced the likelihood of recidivism for all offense types.
• Incarcerated people who do not receive visits are more likely to receive misconduct reports in prison.
• More visits were associated with fewer rule violations.
• Visits substantially decrease the negative impacts of incarceration by preserving the child’s relationship with the parent.
• Visits maintain and strengthen the parent-child relationship and reduce the trauma that children experience when they are separated from a parent
• Incarcerated people were less likely to be depressed, anxious, and stressed when they received visits.
• John D. Wooldgredge, “Inmate Experiences and Psychological Well-Being.” Criminal Justice and Behavior 26, no. 2 (1999): 235-250
• Visits improve institutional adjustment and psychological wellbeing of incarcerated people
• Visits increase motivation to gain release and motivation to participate in programming
• Visits reduce likelihood of using illegal substances post-release

This just shows how important in-person visits are! 

Keep sharing ! 

'statistics supplied by the Prison Policy Iniative 2018'