Prisoner Visitation and Support.

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Prisoner Visitation and Support; founded as the Prisoner Visitation Service in April 1968, to carry forward the Quaker tradition of caring for prisoners and to serve the increasing numbers of GIs who were resisting the Vietnam War and were being sent to brigs and stockades for their acts of conscience; major founder was the Rev. Robert Horton (1900-1991), a retired Methodist minister with years of prison visitation experience; other participants included the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors, the American Friends Service Committee, the National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors, and the War Resisters League. Later at least thirteen additional groups, including eight major denominational organizations, joined in sponsoring PVS's activities; name of the organization was changed to Prisoner Visitation and Support in 1971.

From the description of Prisoner Visitation and Support records, 1952-1991. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 76802312

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creatorOf Prisoner Visitation and Support. Prisoner Visitation and Support records, 1952-1991. Swarthmore College, Peace Collection, SCPC
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associatedWith Brown, David Wesley. person
associatedWith Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors. corporateBody
associatedWith Clausen, Russell, person
associatedWith Corson, Eric. person
associatedWith Horton, Kay. person
associatedWith Horton, Robert, 1900- person
associatedWith Knopp, Fay Honey. person
associatedWith Prisoner Visitation Service corporateBody
associatedWith Swarthmore College. Peace Collection. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Bureau of Prisons. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
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Prison chaplains
Church work with prisoners
Conscientious objectors
Methodist Church
Prison reformers
Prison visits
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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Active 1952

Active 1991

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