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Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Telecoms Exploiting Legal Loopholes to Price Gouge Prisoners and Their Families by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett According to a report published by the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) on December 15, 2022, for-profit telecom companies are using loopholes in the law to price-gouge prisoners and their families on the cost …
Brief • April 4, 2023
Filed under: Global Tel*Link Corp
Johnson v. County of Los Angelese, CA, Complaint, GTL-Illegal Fees, 2023 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 BARRETT S. LITT, SBN 45527 blitt@mbllegal.com McLANE, BEDNARSKI & LITT, LLP 975 E. Green Street Pasadena, California 91106 Telephone: (626) 844-7660 Facsimile: (626) 844-7670 SCOTT …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
GTL Ordered to Pay $18.675 Million in Attorney Fees and Costs in Prison Phone Class Action by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W Accurso On August 30, 2022, the federal court for the Northern District of Georgia granted final approval to a class-action settlement in a suit accusing prison telecom giant …
Article • March 1, 2023 • from PLN March, 2023
Massachusetts High Court: Lawmakers Haven’t Stopped Sheriffs From Taking Kickbacks from Jail Phone Calls, and Neither Will We by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On May 17, 2022, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that sheriffs may continue the decades-old practice of collecting commissions from charges for phone calls …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Tablet Advertising That Can Also Issue Discipline by Dave Mass by Dave Maas Imagine you’ve been arrested and are sitting in county lock-up. You need to make arrangements for bail, a lawyer, and a caretaker for your kids or pets. Maybe you need someone to …
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
California Court Sides With Securus in Challenge to CDCR Contract, Dealing Only Temporary Setback to GTL by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On September 10, 2021, a California court set aside an award by the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) of a contract to Global Tel Link …
Brief • August 30, 2022
Githieya v. Global Tel Link Corp, GA,Order Granting Settlement, Breach of Contract, 2022 Case 1:15-cv-00986-AT Document 369 Filed 08/30/22 Page 1 of 25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION BENSON GITHIEYA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CIVIL ACTION NO: 1:15-CV-00986-AT GLOBAL TEL LINK CORP., Defendant. ORDER GRANTING …
Brief • August 30, 2022
Githieya v. Global Tel Link Corp, GA, Judgment, Breach of Contract, 2022 Case 1:15-cv-00986-AT Document 370 Filed 08/30/22 Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION BENSON GITHIEYA, et al., Plaintiff(s), CIVIL ACTION FILE vs. NO. 1:15-cv-986-AT GLOBAL TEL LINK CORP, Defendant(s). JUDGMENT This …
The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Prison Gaming and AR/VR Services by Cooper Quintin, Beryl Lipton by Cooper Quintin and Beryl Lipton This article was originally published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation on September 9, 2021. It is reprinted here, with permission. No matter how many rights are taken away from …
Article • July 15, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
The Catalog of Carceral Surveillance: Monitoring Online Purchases of Inmates’ Family and Friends by Cooper Quintin, Beryl Lipton by Cooper Quintin and Beryl Lipton This article was first published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation on September 7, 2021. It is reprinted here with permission.   Prison wardens and detention center …
Article • July 13, 2022 • from PLN July, 2022
Mission Creep: Prison Telecoms Scramble to Extend Their Reach by Alan Prendergast by Alan Prendergast In a news cycle dominated by reports of war, plague and insurrection, a single press announcement from Global Tel*Link (GTL) managed to convey some of the oddest news of all. Flash: The creators of the …
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Filed under: Access to Media, Securus
Securus Rolls Out “Free” E-tablets to Texas Prisoners by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Texas state prisoners have begun receiving free tablet computers from Securus Technologies. By February 18, 2022, the state’s privately contracted provider had distributed 3,500 “e-tablets” to prisoners in seven of its 61 state prisons—Diboll, Bell, Henley, …
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting Uncovers Almost 1,000 Privileged Calls Recorded in Four County Jails, Sues York County for Denying Public Records Request by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders  On January 26, 2022, the Maine Monitor published a list of nearly 1,000 privileged calls illegally recorded between detainees and …
Article • June 1, 2022 • from PLN June, 2022
Prison Phone Giant GTL Cuts Prices in Miami-Dade Jails, But Only After County Taps COVID-19 Relief Funds to Replace Forfeited Kickbacks by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh Dye When prison telecom company Global Tel*Link (GTL) agreed to slash the price for calls that it charges detainees held by the Miami-Dade Department …
Brief • April 14, 2022
Githieya v. Global Tel Link Corp, GA, Amicus Brief, Prison Policy, 2022 Case 1:15-cv-00986-AT Document 344-1 Filed 04/14/22 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION BENSON GITHIEYA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 1:15-CV-00986-AT GLOBAL TEL LINK CORP., …
Article • April 8, 2022 • from PLN May, 2022
HRDC Sues New Hampshire Jail over Publications Banned under No-Hard-Copy Mail Policy by Sam Rutherford By Sam Rutherford On March 11, 2022, the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), PLN’s publisher, filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the …
Prison Telecom Giant GTL Agrees to $67 Million Settlement in Class-Action Over Inactive Account Seizure Policy by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Prison phone services provider Global*Tel Link (GTL) agreed to a settle a long-running class-action on December 20, 2021, with changes to company policies and up to $67 …
Show Me the Money: Tracking the Companies that Have a Lock on Sending Funds to Incarcerated People by Stephen Raher, Tiana Herring We looked at all fifty state departments of corrections to figure out which companies hold the contracts to provide money-transfer services and what the fees are to use …
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
Suit by HRDC Alleging GTL and Securus Violated Sherman Anti-Trust Act Survives Motion to Dismiss by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney A suit brought by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC) alleging a price-fixing and kickback scheme by prison telephone service providers Global Tel*Link Corp. (now known as ViaPath), Securus …
Publication • January 12, 2022
WA DOC Contract -Securus Technologies, LLC 01-12-2022 INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AGREEMENT DOC CONTRACT #K11720 BY AND BETWEEN WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC Washington State Department of Corrections K11720 P-25419 000001 Page 1 of 6 21DH TABLE OF CONTENTS Preamble 1. Agreement Documents and Conflicts in …
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