Screen To Screen: Bexar County Jail

Diana Claitor, executive director of the Texas Jail Project, an inmate advocacy organization, said McAuliffe, Ibañez and Gravens are absolutely correct: video visitation should not replace in-person non-contact visits.

"There should be both kinds of visitation and they should definitely not eliminate face-to-face visitations for a couple reasons," Claitor said. "One is that most people, or a lot of people, don't relate as well to a video image, especially children. It's very important for children to be able to see their parents and know they're OK."

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Reagan M. 07/28/2015 Screen To Screen: Bexar County Jail. San Antonio Current.