Connecticut’s policy has the explicit intention of strengthening the parent-child relationship (Dutcher 2021). The state requires that at least two persons visit an incarcerated person and one must be the incarcerated person’s child (under age 18). The second person may be the incarcerated person’s spouse or parent and/or the child’s legal guardian. If an incarcerated person does not have a minor child, they cannot participate in the program.
I appreciate this information as it clarifies why incarcerated individuals cannot participate in the program if they do not have a minor child.