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Should we embrace or fear videoconferencing in corrections?

By Douglas A. Berman

This fascintating article at Stateline.org, which is headlined "States expand videoconferencing in prisons," prompts the question in the title of this post.  Here are snippets from the article: Faced with the high costs of transporting and escorting sick inmates to the doctor, states are expanding their use of videoconferencing to provide health consultations to prisoners without resorting to costly ? and sometimes dangerous ? off-site trips....  Elsewhere, videoconferencing in prisons and jails is replacing inmates? in-person trips to the courtroom or parole board, and even the way family members visit. Supporters say the technology saves money when few states have funds to spare; Arizona, for instance, saved $237,000 in 2008 by using telemedicine at nine correctional facilities, according to the state Department of Corrections...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 13, 2009 (boomark / email).