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Global Tel*Link Agrees to Pay $8.8 Million in Class-action Settlement
by Derek Gilna
Global Tel*Link (GTL), the telecom company known for exploiting prisoners with high phone rates to maintain communication with their friends and family members, agreed on March 27, 2017 to pay $8.8 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 ...
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More from this issue:
- Affluenza Epidemic Rampant in Our Nation’s Criminal Justice System, by Gary Hunter
- Utah Attorney Plans Wrongful Death Suit Against County Jail
- Double Blind: Preventing Eyewitness Error, by Christopher Moraff
- Arkansas Attorney Sues to Gain Access to Incarcerated Client
- Major Measles Outbreak at Detention Center in Arizona, by Christopher Zoukis
- New Mexico State Court Orders Disclosure of Corizon’s Litigation Records, by Derek Gilna
- University of Texas Researcher Makes Data on In-custody Deaths Comprehensible, by Matthew Clarke
- Chief Federal Judge in D.C. Resigns after Lawsuit Accuses Him of Rape, by Christopher Zoukis
- Michigan Prisoner’s Suicide Under Investigation; Lawsuit Filed, by David Reutter
- Private Prisons in Oklahoma Prove Costly
- Seventh Circuit Affirms Award of $1.00 in Excessive Force Case, by Christopher Zoukis
- Texas Leads the Nation in Exonerations, Costing More than $93 Million, by Christopher Zoukis
- ICE Settles Suit Filed by Immigration Detainees, Pays $405,000 in Attorney Fees, by Derek Gilna
- Three Murders in Alabama Prisons in Ten Days; State Senate Passes Reform Bill
- Perfect Storm of Overcrowding, Violence and Staff Shortages in Tennessee Prisons, by David Reutter
- Three State Supreme Courts Rule on Post-release Issues for Sex Offenders, by Matthew Clarke
- Seventh Circuit: Request to Revise Supervised Release Conditions was Premature, by Christopher Zoukis
- Washington Supreme Court Strikes Down Legal Financial Obligations Imposed on Indigent or Disabled Defendants Unable to Pay, by Lonnie Burton
- Former LA County Sheriff to Serve Three Years in Prison, by Derek Gilna
- Indiana Court Rules that Correct Conviction Must be Used when Revoking Parole, by Christopher Zoukis
- Probation Revocation for Refusal to Participate in Polygraph Tests Upheld, by Christopher Zoukis
- States Wrestle with Prison Privatization, by Christopher Zoukis
- WA: Prisoners May Not Have Their Incarceration Used Against Them at Child Dependency Proceedings
- $103,000 Settlement Between Colorado Town and ACLU Over “Pay or Serve” Jail Policy, by Matthew Clarke
- Global Tel*Link Agrees to Pay $8.8 Million in Class-action Settlement, by Derek Gilna
- Heroin Overdose Antidote Becoming More Widely Available, Including Behind Bars, by Joe Watson
- DC Circuit Court Reverses Dismissal of Suit Challenging CMU Placement, by Derek Gilna
- DC Circuit Agrees that U.S. Attorney’s Discovery Handbook is Exempt from FOIA, by Derek Gilna
- Kentucky: Disciplinary Proceeding Reversed for Failure to Review Video Footage, by Lonnie Burton
- Two Prisoners Killed in Second Nebraska Prison Riot in Two Years
- Marion County, Indiana Jail Plagued by Prisoner Deaths, Ensuing Lawsuits, by Lonnie Burton
- Seventh Circuit Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment to Illinois Prison Doctors, by Lonnie Burton
- Increasing Number of Cities and States Enact Bail Reform – but is it Enough?, by Joe Watson
- Harvard Law School Report Highlights Ill Effects of Criminal Justice Fees, by Derek Gilna
- New York: Prison College Program Reduces Recidivism, Receives More Funding
- Texas Lawyer Quits with 0-34 Record of Losses in Death Penalty Cases, by Matthew Clarke
- ACLU Report Details Damaging Effects of Solitary Confinement on Disabled Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
- Maine State Prison Rescinds Bra-removal Policy for Female Visitors
- AVID Prison Project Report Details Challenges Faced by Disabled Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
- PLN Settles Censorship Challenge at Oklahoma Jail for $125,000, by Derek Gilna
- New Report Examines “Treatment Industrial Complex”, by Derek Gilna
- Federal Circuit Reverses Prisoner’s Compensation Award by Court of Federal Claims, by Derek Gilna
- New York Prisoner Attempts to Retire from His Prison Job
- Exploring the Connection Between Brain Injuries and Criminal Behavior, by Christopher Zoukis
- Three-day Denial of Pain Medication Sufficient to Overcome Claim of Qualified Immunity, Eighth Circuit Rules, by Lonnie Burton
- Corporate Cash Helps Fill Indiana Politicians’ Coffers , by Leah Carter, James Benedict, Madison Hogan and Paige Ferguson
- Virginia: Three Face Federal Charges for Fake Legal Services Scheme
- Michigan Prison Plagued by Sewage Problems Despite Repeated Complaints, by Panagioti Tsolkas
- Feds Impound Illegally Imported Execution Drugs in Arizona, Other States, by Joe Watson
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- New Reporting System for Prisoner Deaths May Allow for Increased Intervention Opportunities, by Lonnie Burton
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More from Derek Gilna:
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- Human Rights Defense Center Prevails in Censorship Lawsuit Against Napa County Jail, California, Sept. 1, 2021
- California State Auditor’s Report Faults Counties for Waste and Poor Oversight of State Funds Used in “Public Safety Realignment”, Sept. 1, 2021
- The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On, Sept. 1, 2021
- District Court Extends Armstrong Order to Five Additional California Prisons, Sept. 1, 2021
- HRDC Settles Censorship Lawsuit with Johnson County, Kansas Jail for $50,000 and Policy Changes, Aug. 1, 2021
- Virginia Prosecutors to Dismiss 400 Drug Convictions Tied to Disgraced Cop, July 15, 2021
- Discredited New York Police Detective’s False Testimony Causes the Dismissal of Close to 100 Drug Convictions, June 15, 2021
- D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences Firearms Examination Unit Under Fire, April 15, 2021
- Mississippi Joins Illinois and Few Other States Prioritizing Vaccination of State Prisoners to Slow Spread of COVID-19, April 1, 2021
More from these topics:
- Florida County Makes Free Jail Phone Calls Available, April 1, 2024. Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Securus.
- Massachusetts Becomes the Fifth State to Make Prison Phone Calls Free, March 1, 2024. Telephones, Telephone Access, Private Phone Contractors.
- Compensation Awarded to California Non-Profit and HRDC Officials for Efforts Reducing Prison Phone Rates, Dec. 1, 2023. Advocacy, Telephone Rates, 18-B Compensation.
- Minnesota Makes All Calls Free in Prisons and Jails, Nov. 15, 2023. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Telephone Rates, Family, Securus, Global Tel*Link Corp.
- Colorado One of Four States Making Phone Calls Free for Prisoners, Oct. 15, 2023. Telephone Rates.
- Sheriffs Offered Caribbean Cruises and Florida Retreats As Part Of Jail Telecom Contracts, Sept. 15, 2023. Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Telephones, Telephone Rates, Private Phone Contractors.
- As e-Messaging Takes Off in U.S. Prisons, Complaints Over Service and Costs Multiply, Sept. 15, 2023. Telephone Rates, Electronically Stored Information, Prison Mail.
- Prolonged COVID-19 Visitation Restrictions Net Georgia Jails Over $1.5 Million in Telecom Kickbacks, Aug. 15, 2023. COVID-19, Cost of Prison Systems, Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Telephone Rates, Video Visitation.
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- California Appeals Court Affirms Rate Caps and Fee Limitations for Prison Telecoms, July 15, 2023. Telephone Rates, Private Phone Contractors, Securus.