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Publication • September 1, 2016
HRDC Letter to Fisch, American Securities, Re Global TelLink and Human Rights Watch, 2015 September 8, 2015 Michael G. Fisch President and Chief Executive Officer American Securities, LLC 299 Park Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10171 Re: Global Tel*Link and Human Rights Watch Dear Mr. Fisch: I write regarding …
Publication • August 26, 2016
Supplemental HRDC Comment to the CFPB re Arbitration Agreements - Aug. 2016 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS August 26, 2016 Submitted via Email and Postal Mail Monica Jackson Office of the Executive Secretary Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, D.C. 20552 Re: Supplemental …
Article • August 25, 2016
Arkansas Federal Court Holds No First Amendment Right to Lower Prison Phone Rates by Matthew Clarke On January 21, 2011, an Arkansas federal court held that state prisoners in Arkansas had no First Amendment right to a specific telephone rate. Arkansas state prisoners Winston Holloway and Joseph Breault filed a …
Article • August 23, 2016
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Court Certifies Class-Action in Lawsuit Over Washington State Prison Phones by Matthew Clarke On February 23, 2012, a Washington State court certified as a class action a challenge to the failure of the prisoner telephone service in some Washington State prisons to provide rate information. Sandy Judd, Tara Herivel and …
Publication • August 23, 2016
In Person and Video Visiting, Urbana Champaign Independent Media, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2016 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Brian Dolinar, Program Director, Independent Media Center 217-621-5827, briandolinar@ucimc.org Michelle Jett, State Rep. Carol Ammons 217-531-1660, michelle@staterepcarolammons.com Urbana, IL - In-person contact visits are now legally guaranteed in Illinois prisons, setting …
Article • August 22, 2016
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Texas Legislature Authorizes Doubling of Prisoners' Monthly Phone Minutes by Matthew Clarke In 2007, when Texas became the last state in the union to allow prisoner phone calls, the limit on phone usage was 120 minutes a month. In 2009, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) responded to requests …
Publication • August 22, 2016
HRDC comments to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau re Arbitration Agreements - Aug. 2016 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS August 22, 2016 Submitted Online Only Monica Jackson Office of the Executive Secretary Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Comment for Docket …
Brief • August 19, 2016
Filed under: Telephones, Media
Petitioners' Opposition to Securus Technologies' Request to be Removed from the Service List in DTC 11-16, Prisoners' Legal Services of Massachusetts, 2016
Oseguenda v. Stanislaus County Public Safety Center, CA, Complaint and Demand for Trial, Due Process, Pretrial Detainees. 2016 (Rev. 12/12) 12/12) JS 44 44 (Rev. Case 1:16-at-00670CIVIL Document 1 Filed 08/16/16 Page 1 of 21 COVER SHEET contained herein herein neither replace replace nor nor supplement supplement the The JS …
Publication • August 12, 2016
Sheriff Letter to Board of Supervisors re inmate telephone system, LASD, 2016 AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO AGREEMENT NO. 77655 BY AND BETWEEN COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. FOR INMATE TELEPHONE SYSTEM (ITS) AND SERVICES This Amendment Number Four (“Amendment”) to Agreement Number 77655 (“Agreement”) is entered …
Los Angeles Sheriff's Office Settles Visitor Beating Case for $1 Million by Derek Gilna Los Angeles County Jail deputies have a reputation for brutal treatment of prisoners, and have paid out millions of dollars in settlements as a result. However, even a man visiting his brother Robert at Men's Central …
Canada: Phone Access Vital for Incarcerated Mothers by The Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan hosted an event on May 11, 2016 that coincided with Mother’s Day to raise awareness about women impacted by the criminal justice system and to highlight the fact that most incarcerated women are mothers and were …
Article • August 10, 2016
Texas Guards and Prisoners Rarely Prosecuted for Contraband Cellphones by Matthew Clarke According to an investigation conducted by the Texas Tribune, guards and prisoners are rarely prosecuted for the contraband cell phones found within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The investigation discovered that only 5% of the cellphone …
Article • August 10, 2016
Guard’s Suspension for Dragging Injured Maine Pretrial Detainee Upheld by David Reutter Louisiana officials are resorting to unconventional tactics to combat the “international” problem of cellphones within its jails and prisons. Prisoner use of the contraband phones has become so widespread that rarely a day goes by that guards fail …
Article • August 10, 2016
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
FCC Quashes Company's Blockage of Discounted Prisoner Call Plans by Derek Gilna Securus Technologies, Inc.'s petition to block discounted prisoner calling plans, such as the widely-used "Cons Call Home" program, was denied by the Wireline Competition Bureau in a hearing before the Federal Communications Commission. Securus was attempting to utilize correctional …
Article • August 10, 2016
Louisiana Prisoner Phone Charge Scandal Pushed to Closed Door Session by The Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to keep the discussion about fines for companies that illegally placed surcharge fees on prisoner telephones behind closed doors. City Tele Coin serves about 30 parish and municipal jails around Louisiana. In …
Brief • August 9, 2016
In re Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services, DC, FCC Order on Reconsideration - Rate Caps, 2016 Federal Communications Commission FCC 16-102 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 12-375 ORDER ON …
Publication • August 9, 2016
Prison Phone Policy, MN DOC, 2008 http://www.doc.state.mn.us/DocPolicy2/html/DPW_Display_TOC.asp?Opt=302.210.htm Minnesota Department of Corrections Division Directive: Issue Date: Effective Date: 302.210 9/2/08 10/7/08 AUTHORITY: Minn. Stat. §241.01, subd. 3a. PURPOSE: Title: Offender Telephone Use To provide for offender access to telephones. APPLICABILITY: All facilities DIRECTIVE: Each facility will provide offenders with the privilege …
Publication • August 9, 2016
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Please Deposit All of Your Money: Kickbacks, Rates, and Hidden Fees in the Jail Phone Industry, Prison Policy Initiative, 2013 ALL OF YOUR MONEY: KICKBACKS, RATES, AND HIDDEN FEES IN THE JAIL PHONE INDUSTRY PR ISON DREW KUKOROWSKI, PETER WAGNER & LEAH SAKALA ~~!1 ~ :POLICY 2;~ INITIATIVE MAY 2013 …
Article • August 8, 2016
Maryland Court of Appeals: Police Must Have Warrant for "Stingray" Phone Tracking by Derek Gilna According to criminal defense attorneys in Baltimore, Maryland, at least 200 individuals are now sitting in prison based upon illegally-obtained cell phone records obtained from the use of "stingray" tracking devices.  The suitcase-sized eavesdropping device …
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