The UC Berkeley Criminal Law & Justice Center has joined the national Right to Hug campaign, led by Civil Rights Corp and Public Justice. The campaign fights for children’s right to hug their parents while their parents are incarcerated. It seeks to do so in part by challenging the growing practice of replacing in-person prison visits with expensive video calls. Many jails and prisons have eliminated face-to-face visits in favor of costly video visits, forcing families to choose between staying connected with their loved ones and having money for their essential needs. Along with its partners, CLJC has spent the past year building a lawsuit challenging one locality’s ban on family contact visits. If successful, the case will change the locality’s policies and also establish statewide precedent to ensure that children’s fundamental rights take priority over corporate profits in the correctional system.