Evidence-Based Professionals' Monthly - February 2026

Short Month. Big Updates.

Feature articles and other industry news

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Extending the Ties that Bind: Considering the Implementation of Extended Family Visits in Prisons

The following brief presents valuable information for states considering implementing extended familial visitations to their current visitation policies within prisons. Specifically this report would be of interest to individuals within a given states’ Department of Corrections. The brief first outlines what is known about extended stay family visitations (also known as conjugal visitations) in relation to recidivism prevention, prison violence reduction, and maintenance of social ties. Thereafter, policies of states with current programs are reviewed. The brief recommends that states adopt a visitation policy, which allows for a broad definition of who qualifies as a visitor capable of applying for an extended visitation, and recommends considering the use of a monitoring and evaluation framework paired with the implementation of a program due to the limited current state of evidence-based literature on the topic.

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MORE NEWS

• Supporting Human Trafficking Victims: Understanding and Providing Services Based on Needs
• Knox County to close Mary Davis Juvenile Detention Center indefinitely
• Demand grows for doulas who can help moms with addiction
• Law Enforcement Social Interaction Training: A Review of the Research
• Las Vegas Recovery Hospital opens as first integrated medical and addiction facility
• New Resources: Violent Crime Reduction Roadmap and CVIPI Literature
• SAMHSA Announces $231M Funding Opportunity to Administer 988 Lifeline
• The Impact of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines on Diabetes through the Use of Mobile Devices
• Wellness Studio offers mental health support in welcoming environment
• Improvements in Policing: It’s Not Only What We Train, but How We Train
• Laurel locals speak out against site location for state psychiatric facility
• Spring Health to buy Alma as AI rapidly reshapes mental healthcare market
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities across the Juvenile Justice System
• Michigan quietly kills effort to restructure mental health care system

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Editor: Amaka Obinna Nwoko

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