Should children be allowed to visit or tour prisons?

by T.L.Gowans

YES! Definitely, I believe children should be given the opportunity to tour either a jail or prison in a secured manner. I am currently a supervisor in a jail and we have tours...read more

by Jeanie Harris

I believe that children should definitely be allowed to tour prisons. I think it would make the children of this day and age think twice before making bad decisions that could s...read more

by Michelle N. Broughton

Not only do I believe children should be allowed to visit and tour our prisons, I believe they should start at a relatively early age, say eleven or twelve. Check out the lat...read more

by Amber Hutchinson

Should children be allowed to visit or tour prisons? ...Yes Children are human too. Sometimes as adults it's all to easy to forget that children are more honest and real than...read more

by EVEliason

Should children be allowed to visit or tour prisons? The American parent today is far more limited on what methods they can use to correct their child/children's behavior, than...read more

by Thomas Mackert

I remember growing up of the time my brother and I were in the backyard playing catch with a baseball. He was facing the house and I was facing the back fence because I had the ...read more

by Rebecca Bailey

Yes, I believe as a parent and as a juvenile corrections officer that children should be allowed to visit and tour prisons. Everyday when your children go to school they are inf...read more

by Lime Blue Cube

The world is not perfect. Isn't it a good idea to teach this to our children when they're young? If we as an adult society are so determined to shove this blanket of ignorance...read more

by Summer18

"Children, I have an announcement to make. Our trip to the cartoon museum has been canceled. Instead, we will be going to a maximum security prison for our cultural awareness o...read more

by Richard Serra

Since children are extremely impressionable, and a visit to a prison can only serve to improve the child's behavior in that they see how life can be if they do not follow societ...read more

by Menachem Kuperman

kids visiting jails and what profound impact it can make. Should children be allowed to visit or tour prisons? There is no doubt children should be allowed to tour and vis...read more

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by Stan Grimes

I was eleven years old and riding with my parents and some friends to Pendleton Prison (near Indianapolis). The adults were laughing and having a good time, but I was feeling a...read more

by Kate Finney

Write your articl Alright, before you decide to jump down my throat, I'm not encouraging parents to send their 10 yr olds off to their local prison for a lovely stroll ...read more

by Terri Serrato

As a parent, my first response to the question, "Should Children be allowed to visit or tour prisons?" was a resounding NO. I do not like the idea of my young daughter being an...read more