RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 How Does Visitation Affect Incarcerated Persons and Their Families?
JF Journal of Human Resources
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 389
OP 415
DO 10.3368/jhr.0620-10951R3
VO 59
IS 2
A1 Andersen, Lars Højsgaard
A1 Fitzpatrick, Maria
A1 Wildeman, Christopher
YR 2024
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/59/2/389.abstract
AB Tens of millions of people in the world are incarcerated, which may negatively affect them and their families. Visitation may mitigate the negative consequences, but there is little causally identified evidence on its efficacy. To generate plausibly causal estimates, we utilize the fact that incarcerated persons in Denmark are assigned to the prison with open capacity that is closest to their home. The distance-driven variation in visitation coupled with Danish registry data allow us to measure the effects of visitation on incarcerated persons and their families. We find little evidence that visitation affects incarcerated individuals or their family members.