What term describes visits in which both the visitor and the inmate are in the same room without a physical barrier and with limited physical contact?

• A. Closed visits
• B. Remote video visits
• C. Professional meetings
• D. Contact visits

Answer: (D)

Visitation in correctional settings is categorized by whether there is a barrier and whether physical contact is allowed. When the visitor and the inmate are in the same room with no physical barrier and some physical contact is allowed, that is called a contact visit. This setup contrasts with remote video visits, which happen over video rather than in person, and with non-contact arrangements like closed visits, which involve a barrier such as glass and no physical contact. Professional meetings refer to meetings with staff or outside professionals, not typical social or family visitors. So the described scenario fits contact visits because it involves in-person presence in the same room with limited but allowed physical contact.