Yes

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  by Silva Payne

  Created on: November 15, 2008   Last Updated: August 14, 2009

  To address the 'tour' part of the question first, very young children do not need to be taken on a tour

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  by Ganelle Davis

  Created on: November 20, 2009   Last Updated: November 21, 2009

  Touring a prison for older children, in the pre-teen age range, is an educational experience and also

• 3 of 19

  by Hannah Kampen

  Created on: January 22, 2009

  Yes, this is based on everyone's opinion, and yes, some people will get mad at you no matter how hard

• 4 of 19

  by Jessica Skipper

  Created on: January 25, 2010   Last Updated: January 26, 2010

  Having personal experience with a family member that has been through the prison system, I do believe

• 5 of 19

  by Carolyn Tytler

  Created on: July 24, 2010

  A prison is certainly not an ideal environment for a child. We would prefer our children to be in pleasant,

• 6 of 19

  by Emily Acker

  Created on: September 23, 2009

  Prison is not a pretty place. Neither is it a fun place for children to hang out. But the truth is,

• 7 of 19

  by Jeannie Kerns

  Created on: October 04, 2010

  Children should be allowed to visit or tour prisons, because seeing is believing. If you were to take

• 8 of 19

  by Lucius Trae

  Created on: April 13, 2010

  Children should be allowed to tour prisons, but the prison system shouldn't be a museum. While these

• 9 of 19

  by Mac a'Bhaird

  Created on: February 26, 2009

  This subject brings back childhood memories. One of the first memories I have was playing with matches

• 10 of 19

  by Michelle N. Broughton

  Created on: May 18, 2008

  Not only do I believe children should be allowed to visit and tour our prisons, I believe they should

• 11 of 19

  by T.L.Gowans

  Created on: May 31, 2008

  YES! Definitely, I believe children should be given the opportunity to tour either a jail or prison

• 12 of 19

  by Rebecca Bailey

  Created on: May 15, 2008

  Yes, I believe as a parent and as a juvenile corrections officer that children should be allowed to

• 13 of 19

  by EVEliason

  Created on: May 23, 2008

  Should children be allowed to visit or tour prisons? The American parent today is far more limited on

• 14 of 19

  by Jeanie Harris

  Created on: May 23, 2008

  I believe that children should definitely be allowed to tour prisons. I think it would make the children

• 15 of 19

  by Amber Hutchinson

  Created on: May 15, 2008

  Should children be allowed to visit or tour prisons? ...Yes

  Children are human too. Sometimes as adults

• 16 of 19

  by Barbara Kasey Smith

  Created on: May 21, 2009

  Should children be allowed to visit or tour prisons? It should be mandatory that every child in our

• 17 of 19

  by Thomas Mackert

  Created on: May 23, 2008

  I remember growing up of the time my brother and I were in the backyard playing catch with a baseball.

• 18 of 19

  by Lime Blue Cube

  Created on: May 16, 2008

  The world is not perfect. Isn't it a good idea to teach this to our children when they're young? If

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  by Richard Serra

  Created on: May 18, 2008

  Since children are extremely impressionable, and a visit to a prison can only serve to improve the child's