“They Don’t Care About Families”: Complex Emotional Preparedness for Visiting Incarcerated Loved Ones
Published online on August 01, 2026
Abstract
The Prison Journal, Ahead of Print.
This study examines family visiting experiences with incarcerated loved ones, drawing on multiple years of immersive ethnographic research. For many children in the United States, visiting jails or prisons becomes a recurring aspect of their lives. ...
This study examines family visiting experiences with incarcerated loved ones, drawing on multiple years of immersive ethnographic research. For many children in the United States, visiting jails or prisons becomes a recurring aspect of their lives. ...