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While the concept initially aimed to enhance relationships and foster redemption, changes in the criminal justice system, especially during the punitive wave of the 1990s, saw conjugal visits revoked for those serving time for serious offenses such as murder, only to be reinstated years later. The tension between love, intimacy, and the constraints of prison life was palpable as the interviewee recounted the jarring transition from the outside world into a confined and controlled landscape, emphasizing both the emotional connection and the unsettling experience inherent in such visits.