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Georgia Sheriff Takes $160,000 Kickback from Pay Tel for Video Visitation

Loaded on July 1, 2024 published in Prison Legal News July, 2024, page 24
Filed under: Government Misconduct, Video Visitation, Private Phone Contractors. Location: Georgia.

Under contract provisions that went into effect on January 1, 2024, prison telecom giant Pay Tel secured a monopoly on video visitation services at Georgia’s Glynn County Jail. A contract addendum inked in June 2023 says that the firm paid for the privilege with a $160,000 “technology grant” made to ...

 

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