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Prison Phone Companies Fight for Lucrative Florida DOC Contract
In April 2013, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) issued an invitation for companies to bid on the department’s coveted prison phone contract.
The FDOC evaluated responses to the bid invitation and conducted negotiations with three companies: Global Tel*Link (GTL), Securus Technologies, Inc., which currently holds the department’s phone contract, …
The FDOC evaluated responses to the bid invitation and conducted negotiations with three companies: Global Tel*Link (GTL), Securus Technologies, Inc., which currently holds the department’s phone contract, …
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- FCC Order Heralds Hope for Reform of Prison Phone Industry, by John Dannenberg
- Consolidated Footnotes – Charts A to D
- Prison Phone Companies Fight for Lucrative Florida DOC Contract, by David Ganim
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Habeas Hints: Staring Down the Two-Headed Monster: Richter-Pinholster, by Kent A. Russell
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- Ninth Circuit Affirms Finding that Claim Accrues Each Time a Request for Conjugal Visits is Denied
- California Supreme Court Addresses CDCR Gang Associate Validation
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- No Summary Judgment on Claim that Guard Stole Prisoner’s Wedding Ring
- Wyoming Sheriff Granted Qualified Immunity for Jail Guard’s Sexual Assault
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- Minnesota: Favorable Resolution of Charges Establishes Rebuttable Presumption of Expungement
- Kansas Supreme Court Vacates Attorney Fee Reimbursement Order
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- Elder Abuse in Prisons: The Call for Elder Justice and Human Rights Protections Behind Bars, by Tina Maschi
- New York City’s Revised Indigent Defense Services Plan Upheld
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More from David Ganim:
- FCC Rate Caps on Prison Phone Calls to Impact Nevada DOC’s Budget, Jan. 15, 2014
- Prison Phone Companies Fight for Lucrative Florida DOC Contract, Dec. 15, 2013
- After Ten Years, FCC Votes for Prison Phone Reforms!, Sept. 15, 2013
- HRDC Invited to Speak at Unprecedented FCC Workshop on Prison Phone Rates, Aug. 15, 2013
More from these topics:
- Nevada Prisoners, Families Call Out Predatory Tablet Program, Sept. 1, 2026. Computers, Telephone Rates, Video Visitation, Securus, Global Tel*Link Corp.
- Free Phone Calls Saved Prisoners and Their Families More than $600 Million, Report Finds, July 1, 2026. Conditions of Confinement, PLRA, Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Telephones.
- Digital Tablet Shift Brings Added Cost, Lost Data to Prisoners in California, April 1, 2026. Computers, Prisoner Property, Telephone Rates, Securus, Global Tel*Link Corp.
- FCC Releases Final Version of Order Gutting 2024 Phone Cap Regulations, Feb. 1, 2026. Misconduct/Corruption, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates.
- The Succession Battle for a Prison Empire, Dec. 1, 2025. Telephone Rates, Private Phone Contractors.
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- Colorado Children Sue County Jail to Fight Visitation Ban, Dec. 1, 2025. Telephone Rates, Video Visitation, Children of Prisoners, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Private Phone Contractors.
- FCC Issues Proposed Rule Permitting Cellphone Jammers in Prisons and Jails, Nov. 1, 2025. Statistics/Trends, Telephone Rates, Cell Phone Access, Federal Legislation, Police State-Surveillance.
- FCC Votes For Dramatic Hike to Prison Phone Call Rates, Nov. 1, 2025. Telephone Rates, Telephone Monitoring, Cell Phone Access, Video Visitation, Securus, Global Tel*Link Corp.
- FCC Backtracks on 2024 Order to Cut Prison Phone and Video Rates by Half, Aug. 1, 2025. Telephone Rates, Video Visitation, Private Phone Contractors, Securus.