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Why Are These Women Being Denied Visits With Loved Ones in NY Prisons?

Women hoping to visit their loved ones at New York prisons are being turned away after scanners pick up what they say are menstrual products. Some have had their visitation rights suspended.

© Lauren Petracca for The New York Times

The New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision suspended Samantha Works from visiting her husband, pictured, after prison officials accused her of carrying contraband into the Mohawk Correctional Facility.
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