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Article • April 15, 2013
Georgia Prison Disturbance Linked to Contraband Cell Phones by In the wake of a disturbance which left twelve people injured at Hancock State Prison, Georgia prison officials are suggesting that prisoners used cell phones to plan and coordinate the uprising. On November 25, 2011, while prisoners in one area of …
Brief • April 2, 2013
Filed under: Telephones
Judd v Att Wa Att Letter to the Court April 2 2013 HONORABLE BETH ANDRUS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY 8 9 10 11 SANDY JUDD, TARA HERlVEL and COLUMBIA LEGAL SERVICES, for themselves, and on behalf of all …
Brief • March 25, 2013
Filed under: Telephones
Judd v Att Wa Declaration Richard Spoonemore Tnetix Settlement 2013 HON. BETH M. ANDRUS Hearing Date: April 12, 2013 @ 9:00 a.m. With Oral Argument 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY 7 8 9 10 SANDY JUDD, TARA HERIVEL, and COLUMBIA …
Brief • March 25, 2013
Filed under: Telephones
In Re Interstate Inmate Calling Costs Verizon Wireless Fcc Comment 2013 Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 12-375 COMMENTS OF VERIZON AND VERIZON WIRELESS1 The record in this …
Brief • March 25, 2013
Filed under: Telephones
Judd v Att Wa Youtz Declaration Compensation Tnetix Settlement 2013 HON. BETH ANDRUS Hearing Date: April 12, 2013 @ 9:00 a.m. With Oral Argument 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY 8 9 10 11 SANDY JUDD, TARA HERIVEL, and COLUMBIA …
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Deregulation of Telephone Rates in Florida Eliminates Caps on Prisoner Rates by To comply with Florida law, the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC) amended its rules to remove its jurisdiction in rates of telephone services. For prisoners and their loved ones, that removes what little oversight existed on the rates …
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Maine Supreme Judicial Court: PUC Cannot Regulate Prisoner Phone Rates by On April 21, 2009, the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine decided that the telephone use rates the Maine Department of Corrections (DOC) charges state prisoners was not subject to regulation by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC). A complaint …
Abuse in Los Angeles Jails Leads to Investigations, Lawsuits and Eventual Reforms by Michael Brodheim by Mike Brodheim and Alex Friedmann WITH SEVEN FACILITIES THAT HOUSE from 15,000 to 18,000 prisoners, Los Angeles County’s jail system is the nation’s largest – and, arguably, among the most dangerous in terms of …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
Historic $45 Million Settlement in Washington State Prison Phone Class-action Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In January 2013, A $45 million settlement was reached in a long-standing lawsuit that challenged the failure of prison phone service companies to provide rate information to people who accepted calls from prisoners …
Article • March 15, 2013
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Prepaid Telephone Credits Theft Leads to Change of Provider in Wisconsin Jail by On September 21, 2011, the Lake County, Wisconsin, Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to change the telephone service provider at the Lake County Jail from Public Communications Service (PCS) of Los Angeles to Telemate, LLC of Ontario, …
Article • March 15, 2013
California: Corrections Department Donates Confiscated Cell Phones to Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Organizations by In recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced plans to donate thousands of confiscated cell phones to organizations that help victims of domestic violence. In …
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
From the Editor by Paul Wright I would like to thank everyone who has donated to the Human Rights Defense Center/Prison Legal News annual fundraiser. As of mid-January 2013 we had raised a little over $29,000 of our $60,000 goal to continue the Campaign for Prison Phone Justice, and still …
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
In Memory of Jon E. Yount (1938-2012) by Peter Wagner Sometime in the early morning of April 26, 2012, in his cell in a remote Pennsylvania prison, a 74-year-old jailhouse lawyer serving a life sentence hung himself. He was a quiet man who avoided taking credit for his work, so …
Article • February 15, 2013 • from PLN February, 2013
FCC Finally Moves on Wright Petition After Almost a Decade of Inaction by On December 28, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took a major step in a process that could lead to “just and reasonable” interstate phone rates for calls made from prisons, jails and other detention centers. “Today, …
Brief • February 14, 2013
Iswed v Caruso, MI, Opinion & Order granting plf app for attoney fees, prisoner overseas phone calls, 2013 Case 1:08-cv-01118-PLM-ESC Doc #185 Filed 02/14/13 Page 1 of 12 Page ID#1430 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION BAHAA E. ISWED, #272102, Plaintiff, ) ) ) -v) ) …
Article • January 15, 2013 • from PLN January, 2013
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 …
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 …
Publication • January 1, 2013
Transportatoin to Court for Hearings Affecting Prisoners Parental Rights, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, 2013 TRANSPORTATION TO COURT FOR HEARINGS AFFECTING PRISONERS’ PARENTAL RIGHTS This manual (published in July 2013) is written for incarcerated parents in California prisons and jails who want to attend court hearings that affect their …
Article • December 15, 2012 • from PLN December, 2012
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 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 …
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