For the past three years, those sentenced to death have been allowed
face-to-face visits with relatives, although they have not been allowed
physical contact. The department said this month that it planned to
toughen this already restrictive policy. Come Sept. 1, the dozen or so
death row inmates in Virginia would have had to rely on video cameras to
pipe in the sights and sounds of loved ones. No more eye contact, no
more pressing hands against glass.
Full Piece >>
