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42 <br /> Detention Center Staffing Analysis Orange County, NC <br /> professional organization for correctional officials and the accreditation <br /> agency for U.S. correctional facilities." <br /> Further research establishes the benefits of in-person contact: <br /> Research has also found that visitation is linked to better mental health, <br /> including reduced depressive symptoms - an important intervention for <br /> the isolated, stressful experience of incarceration. Yet even before the <br /> pandemic halted visitation, and despite these known benefits, correctional <br /> facilities have made visitation hard due to remote locations, harsh policies, <br /> and the financial incentives to replace visits with inferior video calls.12 <br /> Finally, according to Corrections1 website: <br /> Research reflects a reduction in recidivism with inmates receiving regular <br /> visitation from family, loved ones, clergy and mentors. Studies also illustrate <br /> a reduction in the likelihood of repeated incarceration for those who are able <br /> to maintain contact with family, friends and other loved ones while in jail. <br /> Overall, results clearly illustrate that offenders with supportive social <br /> networks were less likely to re-offend.13 <br /> The information herein does not suggest that video visitations should be terminated. <br /> Rather, these two visitation approaches should supplement each other. Re-instituting in- <br /> person visitations should be considered a high priority and is a desire of the current <br /> Sheriff and other departments in the County that support detainees. Note: In-person <br /> visitation is scheduled to start on December 1, 2024, from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. on Sundays. <br /> Sufficient staffing resources have been provided in this report to execute an in-person <br /> visitation program. At issue will be devising a schedule that accommodates Detention <br /> Center staff availability who will also be responsible for overseeing potentially concurrent <br /> programmatic efforts for detainees. The program initiative is discussed in the next <br /> section. <br /> " https://static.prisonpolicy.ora/visitation/ScreeninciOutFamilyTime_January2015.pdf. Page 21-22. <br /> 12 https://www.prisonpoIicy.org/blog/2021/12/21/family_contact/ <br /> 13 https://www.corrections 1.corn/prod ucts/fadIityproducts/inmate-visitation/articles/understanding-the-pros-and- <br /> cons-of-video-visitation-systems-in-corrections-ppCagR6HnVXV5hWV/ <br /> Matrix Consulting Group 37 <br />