A prison visitor is a person who visits prisons to befriend and monitor the welfare of prisoners in general,1 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 Norway2
References
References
- Fox, L.W. (2013). English Pris&Borstal Ils 205. International Library of Sociology (in Italian). Taylor & Francis. pp. 205–208. ISBN 978-1-136-26645-4.
- "Prison visitors - Rode Kors". www.rodekors.no. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18.
Further reading
Further reading
- Society, Pennsylvania Prison (1874). The Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy. American periodical series: 1800-1850. p. 157.