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Brief • September 10, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Securus Technologies, LLC v. California Dept of Technology, CA, Petition for Writ of Mandate, Inmate Phone Calls, 2021 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO HRG DATE/ TIME September 10, 2021 / 9:30 A.M. UDGE James P. Arguelles SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, DEPT. NO. CLERK 17 Ward Case No.: 34-2021-80003594 Petitioner, …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
FCC Takes Further Action on Prison and Jail Phone Rates by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A review of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report and adopted order on rates for interstate inmate calling services (ICS), released May 24, 2021. When this rule takes effect—90days after its release—ICS interstate call …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
HRDC Sues Illinois DOC Under FOIA, Again, for GTL Contract Details by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On August 18, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the circuit court for Cook County in Chicago, Illinois by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the publisher of Prison Legal News (PLN) and …
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
San Diego Jail Approves Free Phone and Video Calls by The County of San Diego Board of Supervisors (Board) voted unanimously February 27, 2021 to stop charging prisoners and detainees in county jails and juvenile detention centers for phone calls. The initiative called for the Board to develop a plan …
Publication • August 25, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
DECISION ADOPTING INTERIM RATE RELIEF FOR INCARCERATED PERSON’S CALLING SERVICES ALJ/CF1/avs Date of Issuance 8/23/2021 Decision 21-08-037 August 19, 2021 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 ADOPTING INTERIM RATE RELIEF FOR …
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Connecticut Makes All Prison Communications Free, Makes History by Daniel A. Rosen Connecticut made history on June 16, 2020, when Governor Lamont signed Senate Bill 972, making the state the first in the country where prison phone calls will be free for all prisoners and their families, including incarcerated youth. …
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Iowa Jails Lower Phone Rates But Not Far Enough by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Iowa Utilities Board ordered phone vendors that provide services to jails to lower their rates from as high as $1 per minute. The order comes after a two year review in which the …
Kickback publication • July 1, 2021
Illinois DOC - Securus Contract Renewal 2021-2022 ϭ͘ DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT BEING RENEWED: The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology and Securus Technologies, >> are renewing Contract # CIT9331500 for phone services for the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Human Services incarcerated persons and …
Brief • 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Sonoma County Jail Inmate Telephone and Commissary - Grand Jury Report 2020-2021 County Jail Inmate Telephone and Commissary Overcharging a Captive Population SUMMARY The COVID-19 (COVID) pandemic uncovered and highlighted many pre-existing inequities in our society, particularly in our criminal justice system. Details like the Sonoma County Main Adult Detention …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
FCC Public Notice Seeking Comment on Third Mandatory Data Collection for Inmate Calling Services, 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications 45 L Street NE Washington, DC 20554 Commission News Media Information 202-418-0500 Internet: www.fcc.gov TTY: 888-835-5322 DA 21-1192 Released: September 22, 2021 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU AND OFFICE OF ECONOMICS AND ANALYTICS …
Brief • April 27, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
California Public Utilities Commission - Ruling Denying PPI Motion to Compel GTL to Respond to Data Requests 4-27-21 ALJ/CF1/smt 4/27/2021 FILED 04/27/21 11:52 AM 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 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Michigan Begins Video Visits During Coronavirus Pandemic by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Over six months after concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic halted in-person visitation at Michigan state prisons in March 2020, the state Department of Corrections (DOC) launched a pilot program of video visitation on October 9 to …
Brief • March 18, 2021
Comments of Prison Policy Initiative Before the Iowa Utilities Board 03-18-2021 Filed with the Iowa Utilities Board on March 18, 2021, NOI-2019-0001 STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BEFORE THE IOWA UTILITIES BOARD IN RE INQUIRY INTO REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE OPERATOR SERVICES COMPANIES DOCKET NO. NOI-2019-0001 IN RE RELIANCE …
Brief • February 11, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Securus Technologies, LLC, v. California Dept of Technology, CA, Writ of Mandate, Inmate Phone Calls, 2021 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL "' DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil qawi.ce of Process Cover Sheet ~ SF OAK LA SD FR . Service of Process Disclaimer: To All Persons Attempting Service of .Process Upon …
Federal Judge in Georgia Grants Class Action Status to Prisoners’ Suit Against Global Tel*Link by Monday, November 30, 2020, was a big day for a group of Georgia prisoners suing their phone service provider, Global Tel*Link (GTL), over the company’s allegedly hidden policy of confiscating any unused funds in their …
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Global Tel*Link Hit with Sanctions For Discovery Violations in Georgia Prison Call Class Action by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Global Tel*Link (GTL) has long been one of the principal beneficiaries of the $1 billion prisoner call industry, through a combination of astute business practices, intense lobbying, and a business …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
NBA Owner Capitalizes on Mass Incarceration; Players Silent by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Members of National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) maintained their place at the forefront of the movement for racial justice even while encapsulated in the National Basketball Association (NBA) bubble during the 2020 championship playoffs. The basketball …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Rates
Cost of Communicating with Prisoners Breaking Family Budgets During Pandemic by David Reutter by David M. Reutter For those with loved ones in prisons, the coronavirus pandemic has increased the desire for communication to ensure the well-being of the imprisoned. The exorbitant cost of such calls is straining already-stretched budgets. …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Federal Judge Approves $25 Million Class Action Settlement Against Global Tel*Link by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna On October 22, 2020, New Jersey federal district court Judge William J. Martini ended a seven-year class action brought by New Jersey Department of Correction (DOC) prisoners complaining of excessive phone fees levied …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Massachusetts Jail Phone Cost Reductions Under Attack by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon At least two Massachusetts sheriffs offer rehabilitative programs to prisoners in their jails. Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi’s jail holds anger management, domestic violence classes and employment seminars while providing bus service to and from the jail …
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