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Louisiana Public Service Commission Votes to Lower Prison and Jail Phone Rates
Article • January 15, 2013 • from PLN January, 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, State Legislation
Louisiana Public Service Commission Votes to Lower Prison and Jail Phone Rates by Mel Motel On December 12, 2012, after a “raucous” hearing with four hours of testimony, the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) voted to lower the cost of telephone calls made from state prisons and local jails. With …
Cook County, Illinois Lowers Jail Phone Rates
Article • January 15, 2013 • from PLN January, 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Cook County, Illinois Lowers Jail Phone Rates by Mel Motel On December 18, 2012, the Board of Commissioners for Cook County, Illinois voted to lower the outrageous cost of telephone calls made by prisoners at the Cook County Jail. The county has a contract with Securus Technologies, which operates phone …
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 …
Louisiana Public Service Commission, LA, Ex Parte Order, relief from high phone rates, 2012
Brief • December 12, 2012
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Louisiana Public Service Commission, LA, Ex Parte Order, relief from high phone rates, 2012 LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER R-31891 LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, EX PARTE Docket Number R-31891 In Re: Review and Update of the Regulations and Guidelines of the Louisiana Public Service Commission Applicable to Customer Owned …
PLN Readers Flood the FCC with Letters; Campaign Fights for Prison Phone Justice
Article • November 15, 2012 • from PLN November, 2012
Filed under: Organizing, Telephone Rates
PLN Readers Flood the FCC with Letters; Campaign Fights for Prison Phone Justice by Mel Motel In June 2012, Prison Legal News began running a full-page flyer for the Campaign for Prison Phone Justice, asking people to get involved and take action. Within weeks, letters from PLN readers began flooding …
$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 …
From the Editor
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Filed under: Eulogies, Editorials, Telephone Rates, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
From the Editor by Paul Wright Over the past 22 years Prison Legal News has been represented by dozens of lawyers around the country in a variety of cases, mostly dealing with censorship and public records requests. We have met many if not most of our attorneys because they subscribed …
The Price to Call Home: State-Sanctioned Monopolization in the Prison Phone Industry
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
Filed under: Government Misconduct, Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Telephone Rates
The Price to Call Home: State-Sanctioned Monopolization in the Prison Phone Industry by Drew Kukorowski Ed. Note: In April 2011, Prison Legal News published a comprehensive cover story on the prison telephone industry based on two years of research into prison phone contracts, rates and kickbacks nationwide. This article provides …
"Strong Families, Safe Communities" Sends Clear Message for Phone Justice
Article • October 15, 2012
Filed under: Organizing, Telephone Rates
"Strong Families, Safe Communities" Sends Clear Message for Phone Justice by Mel Motel Mel Motel: "Strong Families, Safe Communities" Sends Clear Message for Phone Justice 2012-11-15 The Campaign for Prison Phone Justice is a national effort challenging prison phone kickbacks and the U.S. Prison Telephone Industry. The campaign is jointly …
From the Editor
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Filed under: Commentary/Reviews, Editorials, Telephone Rates
From the Editor by Paul Wright The Prison Phone Justice Campaign is gaining momentum nationally. As announced in last month’s issue, a number of organizations, including the Human Rights Defense Center (the parent organization of Prison Legal News) have launched a campaign to end the practice of price gouging prisoners …
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]. …
Missouri Court Finds Prisoner Phone Contract Bidding Process Unfair
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Telephone Rates
Missouri Court Finds Prisoner Phone Contract Bidding Process Unfair by On November 30, 2011, a Missouri circuit court held that adding optional services to the state’s prisoner telephone contract without putting those services out for competitive bidding would render the contract void. The court found the current contract was valid, …
Iowa Supreme Court Holds Billing for Fraudulent Prisoner Phone Calls Not a State Law Violation
Article • June 15, 2012 • from PLN June, 2012
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Iowa Supreme Court Holds Billing for Fraudulent Prisoner Phone Calls Not a State Law Violation by On October 14, 2011 the Iowa Supreme Court held that a prison telephone company did not commit a “cramming” violation by improperly billing a third party for fraudulent collect calls made by a prisoner. …
From the Editor
Article • June 15, 2012 • from PLN June, 2012
Filed under: Editorials, Telephones, Telephone Rates
From the Editor by Paul Wright For the past 22 years, PLN has been at the forefront of reporting on the gouging of prisoners’ families by prisons, jails and the telecommunications industry as prisoncrats and corporations profit by charging families exorbitant phone rates for the ability to communicate with their …
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 …
Complaint against DTC, MA, Memo of Pet Opp Dismissal, collect call phone rates, 2012
Brief • March 23, 2012
Filed under: Telephone Rates, Family
Complaint against DTC, MA, Memo of Pet Opp Dismissal, collect call phone rates, 2012
South Carolina Crime Stoppers Snitch Line Scammed
Article • March 15, 2012 • from PLN March, 2012
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Crime, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
South Carolina Crime Stoppers Snitch Line Scammed by Brandon Sample Most people are familiar with Crime Stoppers, the “snitch line” for individuals with information about crimes. Successful tips can result in benefits to the tipster – which can take the form of cash, leniency with a new case or a …
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