Prison visitor
File:Giovanni_Domenico_Tiepolo,_The_Prison_Visit,_1797-1804,_NGA_57481.jpg A prison visitor is a person who visits prisons to befriend and monitor the welfare of prisoners in general, 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
There are voluntary organisations of prison visitors in many jurisdictions, some of which have official recognition. Examples include:
- National Association of Official Prison Visitors in the United Kingdom
- Prisoners' Friends' Association in Hong Kong
- Prisoner Visitation and Support in the United States
- Norwegian Red Cross in Norway{{cite web |url=https://www.rodekors.no/distriktsider/akershus/lokalforeninger/barum/english/our-activities/prison-visitors/ |title=Prison visitors - Rode Kors |website=www.rodekors.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318233849/https://www.rodekors.no/distriktsider/akershus/lokalforeninger/barum/english/our-activities/prison-visitors/ |archive-date=2016-03-18}}
References
Further reading
- {{cite book | last=Society | first=Pennsylvania Prison | title=The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy | series=American periodical series: 1800-1850 | issue=v. 13-18 | year=1874 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VqQcAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA157 | page=157}}
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