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Video Visitation: How Private Companies Push for Visits by Video, Grassroots Leadership, 2014
Publication • October 1, 2014
Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Visiting
Video Visitation: How Private Companies Push for Visits by Video, Grassroots Leadership, 2014 Video Visitation: how private companies push for visits by video and families pay the price October 2014 Introduction “There are already too many industries taking advantage of inmates and their families, everything from overpriced commissary goods to …
FCC Consumer Guide to Inmate Telephone Services and Revised Rules 2014
Publication • 2014
Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
FCC Consumer Guide to Inmate Telephone Services and Revised Rules 2014 Consumer Guide Inmate Telephone Service Background FCC rules that significantly reformed interstate Inmate Calling Service (ICS) rates and practices recently went into effect in an effort to stem undue high costs to inmates’ families. In most cases, inmates’ telephone …
Lyon v. ICE, CA, Order Granting Class Cert., ICE Phone Restrictions, 2014
Brief • April 16, 2014
Filed under: Immigration, Telephone Access
Lyon v. ICE, CA, Order Granting Class Cert., ICE Phone Restrictions, 2014 Case3:13-cv-05878-EMC Document31 Filed04/16/14 Page1 of 21 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 9 AUDLEY BARRINGTON LYON, JR., et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, …
Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication
Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014
Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Mail Regulations, Visiting
Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication by Alex Friedmann There are currently 2.2 million people held in prisons and jails in the United States,1 and an estimated 95% of prisoners currently in custody will one day be released. Based on 2012 data, around 637,400 people are released annually from state and …
FCC Order Heralds Hope for Reform of Prison Phone Industry
Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013
Filed under: Immigration, Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Telephone Monitoring, Cell Phone Access
FCC Order Heralds Hope for Reform of Prison Phone Industry by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg and Alex Friedmann "After a long time – too long – the Commission takes action to finally address the high cost that prison inmates and their families must pay for phone service. This …
CDCR to Block Contraband Cell Phone Signals at all Facilities
Article • October 15, 2013 • from PLN October, 2013
Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Cell Phone Access, Guards/Staff, Guard Unions
CDCR to Block Contraband Cell Phone Signals at all Facilities by The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has awarded a six-year system-wide telephone contract to Global Tel*Link (GTL), which requires the company to install equipment capable of blocking signals from contraband cell phones at the state’s 33 adult …
Second Affidavit of Douglas Dawson Petition, MA, Recepient of Collect Calls from Prisoners, Mass Dept of Telecommunications, 2013
Brief • October 11, 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
Second Affidavit of Douglas Dawson Petition, MA, Recepient of Collect Calls from Prisoners, Mass Dept of Telecommunications, 2013 Before the COMMONWEALTH OF MASACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE No. D.T.C 11-16 PETITION OF REIPIENTS OF COLLECT CALLS FROM PRISONERS AT CORRECTIOANL INSTITUTIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS SEEKING RELIEF FROM THE UNUST AND …
Declaratory Ruling and Order Denying Securus Petition to Allow Call Blocking FCC 2013
Publication • September 26, 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access
Declaratory Ruling and Order Denying Securus Petition to Allow Call Blocking FCC 2013 Federal Communications Commission DA 13-1990 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Policies and Rules Concerning Operator Service Providers Amendment of Policies and Rules Concerning Operator Service Providers and Aggregators Petition for …
Washington DOC - JPay Amendment #3 2013-2014
Kickback publication • 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring
Washington DOC - JPay Amendment #3 2013-2014 State of Washington Department of Corrections Contract No. K8262 Amendment No. 3 This Amendment is made by the state of Washington, Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as Department, and JPay, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, for the purpose of amending …
Abuse in Los Angeles Jails Leads to Investigations, Lawsuits and Eventual Reforms
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Retaliation against Staff, Conditions of Confinement, Overcrowding, Exercise, Clothing, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Telephone Access
Abuse in Los Angeles Jails Leads to Investigations, Lawsuits and Eventual Reforms by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim and Alex Friedmann WITH SEVEN FACILITIES THAT HOUSE from 15,000 to 18,000 prisoners, Los Angeles County’s jail system is the nation’s largest – and, arguably, among the most dangerous in terms of …
Historic $45 Million Settlement in Washington State Prison Phone Class-action Suit
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
Historic $45 Million Settlement in Washington State Prison Phone Class-action Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In January 2013, A $45 million settlement was reached in a long-standing lawsuit that challenged the failure of prison phone service companies to provide rate information to people who accepted calls from prisoners …
Transportatoin to Court for Hearings Affecting Prisoners Parental Rights, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, 2013
Publication • January 1, 2013
Filed under: Telephone Access, Video Visitation, Children of Prisoners
Transportatoin to Court for Hearings Affecting Prisoners Parental Rights, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, 2013 TRANSPORTATION TO COURT FOR HEARINGS AFFECTING PRISONERS’ PARENTAL RIGHTS This manual (published in July 2013) is written for incarcerated parents in California prisons and jails who want to attend court hearings that affect their …
Organizations Submit Letters to FCC Urging Action on Prison Phone Rates
Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
Organizations Submit Letters to FCC Urging Action on Prison Phone Rates by Mel Motel On October 23, 2012, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), which publishes Prison Legal News, submitted a joint letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging action on the “Wright Petition,” which asks the FCC to …
GAO Report Examines Contraband Cell Phone Use in BOP Facilities
Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Cell Phone Access
GAO Report Examines Contraband Cell Phone Use in BOP Facilities by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna and Brandon Sample A September 2011 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), which reviewed the use of cell phones by federal prisoners, recommended various options to reduce the recent spike in such …
$2,500 Settlement in Illinois Prisoner’s Telephone Disconnect Suit – After Nine Years
Article • November 15, 2012 • from PLN November, 2012
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
$2,500 Settlement in Illinois Prisoner’s Telephone Disconnect Suit – After Nine Years by An Illinois prisoner has accepted $2,500 to settle a lawsuit against Ameritech, in which he accused the telecommunications company of fraudulently and intentionally disconnecting phone calls made by prisoners. Prisoner Johnnie Flournoy filed suit in state court …
Texas Court Orders TDCJ to Provide Hearing Impaired Telecommunications
Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012
Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Telephones, Telephone Access
Texas Court Orders TDCJ to Provide Hearing Impaired Telecommunications by On April 5, 2011, a Texas state court issued a temporary injunction ordering the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to provide telecommunications to hearing impaired prisoners using the Texas Relay Service (TRS). Leslie Arrington, Janet Lock, Kathy Williams and …
Texas Prison System Increases Prisoners’ Monthly Phone Minutes
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
Texas Prison System Increases Prisoners’ Monthly Phone Minutes by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In 2007, when Texas became the last state in the nation to let prisoners make phone calls on a regular basis, the limit on phone usage was 120 minutes a month. [See: PLN, Nov. 2007, p.11]. …
Washington DOC - JPay Amendment #2 2012-2013
Kickback publication • 2012
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring
Washington DOC - JPay Amendment #2 2012-2013 State of Washington Department of Corrections Contract No. K8262 Amendment No. 2 This Amendment is made by the state of Washington, Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as Department, and JPay, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, for the purpose of amending …
Eighth Circuit Affirms No First Amendment Right to Lower Prison Phone Rates
Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
Eighth Circuit Affirms No First Amendment Right to Lower Prison Phone Rates by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 21, 2011, a U.S. District Court held that state prisoners in Arkansas have no First Amendment right to less expensive phone rates, a decision that was subsequently affirmed by the …
Court Finds Pennsylvania Jail’s Phone Bidding Process was Rigged; Contract Awarded to Another Company
Article • April 15, 2012 • from PLN April, 2012
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
Court Finds Pennsylvania Jail’s Phone Bidding Process was Rigged; Contract Awarded to Another Company by The bidding process used to select the telephone contractor for Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) was rigged by an official previously accused of improperly influencing a prior phone contract at the jail. That was the …
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