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Visitation is about witnessing the experience of being in detention, consciously choosing not to forget those hidden behind prison walls and instead remembering them through the act of being and listening. As described in this article on visiting detainees, "Visitors seek to provide a compassionate face and an affirmation of humanity in the midst of a dehumanizing scenario. We don’t visit as social workers or lawyers, but simply as friends."
Find out about these organizations which coordinate ongoing visits to detainees:
Interfaith Refugee Action Team-Elizabeth (IRATE) and First Friends
Sojourners Detention Visitation Project of the Riverside Church
Visitation Toolkit:
Download the toolkit.
