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Virginia's New Death Row Visitation Policy

By Steve Hall

The Richmond Times-Dispatch objects to the new restrictions.  It's editorial today is, "Death Row: Visitation."Next month Virginia's Department of Corrections no longer will allow person-to-person visits for inmates on death row. Visitation will occur via video conference. The state says security concerns, as well as costs, justify the policy.We sympathize with the families of those killed by death-row inmates who object that the victims received no fond visits from their loved ones. Yet we also believe the video conferences are mistaken. They deny personal contact not only to the inmate but also to the inmate's family members. Death-row inmates confront the symbolic gallows. Their punishment may be deserved...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 24, 2010 (boomark / email).