Studies suggest there is a positive effect when prisoners maintain family ties while they are incarcerated; and this contact is a critical component to a correctional department's rehabilitation efforts for their inmates. Each weekend and certain holidays, offenders and visitors have the opportunity to spend time together within correctional facilities nationwide. It is often a time of mixed emotions for staff, offenders, and their visitors that brings stress and powerful emotions. Complicating this underlying stressor, there is a rigorous process full of public safety and security concerns that are addressed during each visit....