And actually, only 48% of conjugal visits in New York in 2014 were with spouses.Ĭonjugal visits are held in rooms, trailers, and cabins - many of which are stocked with things like condoms, linens, and soap, and have up to two bedrooms so kids can visit as well. In Washington, if two inmates are related they can schedule a mutual visit with civilian family members. "A lot of moms would come," Ryan said, "a lot of parents, a lot of kids." In Connecticut, there actually has to be more than one visitor - a spouse or partner is required to visit with the inmate's kid in tow. In short, it's not just a shaggin' wagon. These visits are intended to incentivize prisoners to comply with prison rules, be on best behavior, and have a higher chance of success upon re-entry to civilization. They’d lie and say it was their sister, their cousin…"ĭuring a conjugal visit, people are permitted to engage in sexual activity - but mostly, it's actually meant for family time: chatting in a non-prison setting, offering some semblance of a normal life in order to keep the integrity of a family unit together. "Technically, I'm not sure if you can have a girlfriend ," Ryan said, "but people did. Through the FRP, inmates can be visited by a legal spouse, child or children, or other immediate family member or partner. Conjugal visits in New York are actually referred to as the FRP - "Family Reunion Program" - or, as Ryan's fellow corrections officers liked to joke, "the 'Felon Reproduction Program.'" Conjugal visits are also called extended family visits - making the whole sex thing kind of off-base. There, he routinely moved inmates out from their cells and into their conjugal visitation trailers. Conjugal visits are there to help preserve familiesīy design, a conjugal visit is supposed to preserve a family unit, said Ryan (name changed), a 29-year-old corrections officer who used to be stationed at Green Haven Correctional Facility in Stormville, NY.
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