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Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Prison Profiteer Who Chairs Christian Seminary Board Called Not Very ‘Christlike’ by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss Members of Princeton Theological Seminarians for Peace and Justice (SPJ) sent a letter on March 14, 2023, calling for resignation of seminary Board of Trustees Chairman Michael Fisch. After learning Fisch’s hedge …
Brief • July 26, 2023
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act-Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, 2023 Federal Communications Commission DA 23-638 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Incarcerated People’s Communications Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services ) ) ) ) ) …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
FCC Granted Broader Authority to Regulate Prisoner Call Costs by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On March 16, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to begin rule-making to implement the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022. Named after a determined woman who tirelessly campaigned to lower …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
California Appeals Court Affirms Rate Caps and Fee Limitations for Prison Telecoms by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On February 1, 2023, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate Division, affirmed the denial by the state Public Utility Commission (PUC) of challenges to rate caps and fee limitations brought by …
FCC Requires Prison Telecoms to Provide Services for Deaf Prisoners by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Life in prison is difficult for anyone, but especially for deaf people. Without a video phone or teletypewriter (TTY), a deaf person cannot communicate with loved ones by phone. Under a new rule that …
Brief • July 6, 2023
Americans for Immigrant Justice v. US Dept of Homeland Security, DC, Memorandum Opinion, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 1:22-cv-03118-CKK Document 103 Filed 07/06/23 Page 1 of 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICANS JUSTICE, et al., FOR IMMIGRANT Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 22-3118 (CKK) v. U.S. …
Brief • July 6, 2023
Americans for Immigrant Justice v. US Dept of Homeland Security, DC, Order Granting and Denying Motion to Sever and Transfer Venue, Conditions of Confinement, 2023 Case 1:22-cv-03118-CKK Document 102 Filed 07/06/23 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE, et al., …
Publication • June 19, 2023
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
CA Utilities Commission Fee Award 6-19-23 ALJ/RWH/nd3 PROPOSED DECISION Agenda ID #21684 Ratesetting Decision __________ BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider Regulating Telecommunications Services Used by Incarcerated People. Rulemaking 20-10-002 DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO CENTER FOR ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION …
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 …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
California Makes Calls Free for State Prisoners and Juvenile Detainees, Prohibits Telecom Kickbacks to Prisons and Jails by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On September 29, 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed S.B. 1008 into law, barring government agencies in the state from collecting any part of the revenue …
Publication • February 8, 2023
FTC-Unfair of Deceptive Fees ANPR, Feb. 2023 February 8, 2023 Via regulations.gov Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite CC-5610 (Annex B) Washington, DC 20580 Re: Unfair or Deceptive Fees ANPR, R207011 The undersigned civil rights, consumer rights, faith-based, criminal justice, and reentry organizations respectfully …
Article • February 7, 2023
Welsh Prisoner Used Phone Hidden in Rectum to Snag Guards with “Flirty” Calls by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott A former guard and a former nurse at a prison in the United Kingdom – who both fell for “flirty” calls on a contraband cellphone from a “Romeo inmate,” …
Brief • December 30, 2022
Filed under: JPay, Inc., Telephone Rates
Linear v. Securus Technologies Dba Jpay LLC, WA, Statement of Claims, Unfair Charges, 2022 1 2 3 4 5 AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION 6 7 MICHAEL LINEAR, 8 9 10 11 12 NO. 01-22-0000-3053 Claimant, CLAIMANT MICHAEL LINEAR’S STATEMENT OF CLAIMS AND DAMAGES v. SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES, d.b.a. JPAY, LLC, Defendant. 13 …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
New York City Jails Admit Illegally Recording Over 2,200 Attorney-Client Phone Calls by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso On the last day of 2021, the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) revealed a stunning privacy breach: Over 500 detainees in city jails had their calls to their attorneys …
Article • October 31, 2022 • from PLN November, 2022
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Maine Caps Price of Phone Calls in State Prisons and Jails by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart On April 15, 2022, Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) approved H.P. 853, a new law capping the cost of calls in state prisons and county jails. Effective October 1, 2022, calls may not …
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 …
Publication • September 19, 2022
Prison Phone Rights- Testimony of Paul Wright-Sept. 2022 Docket Number: R.20-10-002 Exhibit Number: Date: September 19, 2022 Witness: Paul Wright PREPARED TESTIMONY OF PAUL WRIGHT EDITOR, PRISON LEGAL NEWS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF CENTER FOR ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY Contents I. II. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1 Discussion................................................................................................................................ …
Article • September 1, 2022 • from PLN September, 2022
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Indiana Caps Phone Rates in State Prisons and Jails by Ashleigh Dye by Ashleigh N. Dye On July 1, 2022, a new Indiana law took effect that caps the price charged for phone calls in state prisons and jails. With the change, those held by the state Department of Corrections …
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 …
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