Program Profile: The Effects of Prison Video Visitation on Recidivism (Minnesota)

This program aims to reduce recidivism among Minnesota’s prison population by expanding the accessibility of visitation opportunities.
Title Rating Details Outcome Category Study(ies)
Any reconviction (multisite)
 Promising

Promising

The general reconviction rate was lower for treatment group individuals who received video visits (24.6 percent) compared with individuals in the comparison group who did not receive video visits (31.4 percent). The difference was statistically significant. 

Crime/Delinquency; Multiple crime/offense types/recidivism ; Conviction/reconviction

Duwe, Grant, and Susan McNeeley. 2021. “Just as Good as the Real Thing? The Effects of Prison Video Visitation on Recidivism.” Crime & Delinquency 67(4):475–97. See evaluation methods.

Felony reconviction (multisite)
 Promising

Promising

The felony reconviction rate was lower for treatment group individuals who received video visits (15.3 percent) compared with individuals in the comparison group who did not receive video visits (19.3 percent). The difference was statistically significant.

Crime/Delinquency; Multiple crime/offense types/recidivism ; Felonies

Duwe, Grant, and Susan McNeeley. 2021. “Just as Good as the Real Thing? The Effects of Prison Video Visitation on Recidivism.” Crime & Delinquency 67(4):475–97. See evaluation methods.

Date Created: July 17, 2024