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Publication • July 3, 2019
HRDC comment on prison visitation rule change in New Jersey Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS July 3, 2019 Kathleen Cullen Administrative Rules Unit Office of the Commissioner P.O. Box 863 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Re: Proposal Number: PRN 2019-051 Dear Ms. Cullen, The Human Rights Defense …
Salim v. JPay, TX, Preliminary Approval of Settlement, Video Visitation Cutoff, 2019 Case 4:18-cv-00730-ALM-KPJ Document 16 Filed 04/16/19 Page 1 of 12 PageID #: 142 United States District Court EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION OUMER SALIM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. JPAY, INC. § § …
National Consumer Law Center - Commercialized (In)Justice - Consumer Abuses in the Bail And Corrections Industry, 2019 COMMERCIALIZED (IN)JUSTICE CONSUMER ABUSES IN THE BAIL AND CORRECTIONS INDUSTRY NCLC® March 2019 NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER ® © Copyright 2019, National Consumer Law Center, Inc. All rights reserved. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Brian …
Brief • February 26, 2019
Salim v. JPay, TX, Stipulation of Settlement, Video Visitation Cutoffs, 2019 Case 4:18-cv-00730-ALM-KPJ Document 13 Filed 02/26/19 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 80 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS OUMER SALIM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated § § § Plaintiff, …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Filed under: Visiting, Video Visitation
Virginia Jail’s Video Calling System Replaces In-Person Visits by David Reutter by David Reutter Visitation is a major aspect of jail and prison operations. For corrections officials, it is wrought with logistical, staffing and security concerns; as a result, they have increasingly turned to video calling, which, in addition to …
Amble, et al. v. Spangler, et al., TN, class-action complaint, abolishment of in-person visitation, exercise opportunities, law library access, inadequate mental health treatment, etc., 2018 Case 3:18-cv-00538-TAV-DCP Document 1 Filed 12/23/18 Page 1 of 35 PageID #: 1 Case 3:18-cv-00538-TAV-DCP Document 1 Filed 12/23/18 Page 2 of 35 PageID #: …
Article • November 6, 2018 • from PLN November, 2018
Public Outcry Forces Florida DOC to Back Down on Limits to In-Person Visitation by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Following an onslaught of pressure from the public and action by the Florida legislature’s Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC), the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) was forced to withdraw a …
Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Washington State: Jail Phone Rates Increase as Video Replaces In-Person Visits by Steve Horn, Iris Wagner by Steve Horn and Iris Wagner A comprehensive set of public records obtained by Prison Legal News from the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) and most of the state’s county jails indicates that the …
Brief • October 12, 2018
Salim v. JPay, TX, Complaint, Video Visitation Cutoffs, 2018 Case 4:18-cv-00730-ALM-KPJ Document 1 Filed 10/12/18 Page 1 of 16 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS OUMER SALIM, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated § § § Plaintiff, § § …
Article • October 9, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Filed under: Visiting, Video Visitation
Advocacy Groups Call for End to Ban on In-person Visits at Tennessee Jail by A recent report on a ban on in-person visitation at the jail in Knox County, Tennessee concluded that the ban “makes the jail more dangerous, does nothing to stop the flow of contraband, and strips money …
U.S. Dept. of Justice - Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Management of Its Female Inmate Population, 2018 Office of the Inspector General U.S. Department of Justice OVERSIGHT INTEGRITY GUIDANCE Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Management of Its Female Inmate Population Evaluation and Inspections Division 18-05 September …
Article • June 5, 2018 • from PLN June, 2018
Filed under: Video Visitation
When Prisons and Jails Switch to Video Calling by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Although video calls – the term PLN uses to describe video visits, which are far removed from actual visitation – are available at many county jails and some prisons, usually for a fee, more and more …
Publication • May 30, 2018
HRDC comment on FDOC's revised proposed visitation rule change - May 2018 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS May 30, 2018 FL Department of Corrections Attn: Gregory Hill, Office of General Counsel 501 S. Calhoun St. Tallahassee, FL 32399 Submitted via email to: CO-GCAgencyClerk@fdc.myflorida.com Re: Rule Change …
Publication • April 13, 2018
HRDC comment on FDOC proposed visitation rule change - April 2018 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS April 13, 2018 FL Department of Corrections Attn: Gregory Hill, Office of General Counsel 501 S. Calhoun St. Tallahassee, FL 32399 Submitted via email: CO‐GCAgencyClerk@fdc.myflorida.com Re: Rule Change, 33‐601.722, in‐person …
Article • March 6, 2018 • from PLN March, 2018
Despite Suicides, Jails Replace In-person Visitation with Video Screens by Mike Ludwig by Mike Ludwig, Truthout  The Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna, Louisiana replaced in-person visitation through a glass partition with video calls in October 2017. Three suicides had occurred at the jail since August, raising concerns about the mental health …
Publication • January 29, 2018
To What End, Assessing the Impact of the Knox County Jail's Ban on In-Person Visits To What End?: Assessing the Impact of the Knox County Jail’s Ban on In-Person Visits Face To Face Knox Knoxville, TN January 29, 2018 Introduction Since April 2014, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office has banned …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Filed under: Visiting, Video Visitation
California Agency Addresses In-person Visits at Jails after Governor Vetoes Bill by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton Under new rules adopted by a state regulatory agency in February 2017, any California jail that offered in-person prisoner visitation at the beginning of 2017 may not limit visits to video calls. Further, …
Publication • November 1, 2017
Profiting Off Lifelines, ACLU Nebraska, 2017 Profiting Off Lifelines Nebraska County Jail Phone Systems Lead to High Costs and Unfair Trials THE HIGH COST OF COUNTY JAIL PHONE SYSTEMS 1 INTRODUCTION The ACLU of Nebraska is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that works to defend and strengthen the individual freedoms and …
Article • October 4, 2017
More Prisons Banning In-Person Visits, Adding To Securus Tech's Pile Of Cash by Tim Cushing by Tim Cushing From the it's-ok-because-prisoners-aren't-human-beings,-amirite dept Jails and prisons continue to sacrifice what few physical interactions prisoners have with loved ones on the outside to phone service provider Securus. The New Orleans Advocate reports …
Publication • 2017
Vera Institute of Justice - Closing the Distance The Impact of Video Visits in Washington State Prisons, 2017 August 2017 Closing the Distance The Impact of Video Visits in Washington State Prisons Léon Digard, Jessi LaChance, and Jennifer Hill This study was supported by Award Number 2012-IJ-CX-0035, awarded by the …
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