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Nebraska Prisons Get Progressive Phone Contract
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2003, page 23
by Matthew T. Clarke In February, 2003, The Nebraska Department of Corrections (DOC) has contracted with AT&T to set up what may be the most progressive prisoner phone service in the United States. The five-year contract makes AT&T the sole provider of local and long distance services, associated equipment, maintenance …
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