Inmate Deborah Reagin, 48, said her video visits have given her a chance to feel like she’s still nearby. Her daughters, Amber and Michelle, have taken her on video tours of their new homes, both purchased after she went to prison on a methamphetamine charge. Her 3-year-old grandson Khelin likes to dance for her to the song “I Like to Move It” from the movie “Madagascar.” And on Christmas, she watched him play with new toy trucks and bounce on a new trampoline.

“It makes my day a whole lot better to be able to see my family, to talk to them,” Reagin said.

She even gets to see her rat terrier, Peaches, who is living with her daughter Michelle.

“Of course they don’t allow dogs in this facility,” Reagin said, “I would never get to see her if it weren’t for these visits.”

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