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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 …
Brief • December 12, 2012
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Louisiana Public Service Commission, LA, Ex Parte Order, relief from high phone rates, 2012 LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER R-31891 LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, EX PARTE Docket Number R-31891 In Re: Review and Update of the Regulations and Guidelines of the Louisiana Public Service Commission Applicable to Customer Owned …
Article • November 15, 2012 • from PLN November, 2012
Filed under: Organizing, Telephone Rates
PLN Readers Flood the FCC with Letters; Campaign Fights for Prison Phone Justice by Mel Motel In June 2012, Prison Legal News began running a full-page flyer for the Campaign for Prison Phone Justice, asking people to get involved and take action. Within weeks, letters from PLN readers began flooding …
Article • November 15, 2012 • from PLN November, 2012
$2,500 Settlement in Illinois Prisoner’s Telephone Disconnect Suit – After Nine Years by An Illinois prisoner has accepted $2,500 to settle a lawsuit against Ameritech, in which he accused the telecommunications company of fraudulently and intentionally disconnecting phone calls made by prisoners. Prisoner Johnnie Flournoy filed suit in state court …
Davis v. Abercrombie, HI, Declaration, Daniel Gluck Exhibit 1, 2012 Case 1:11-cv-00144-LEK-BMK Document 191-3 3782 Filed 10/16/12 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII RICHARD KAPELA DAVIS, MICHAEL CIV. NO. 11-00144 LEK/BMK HUGHES, DAMIEN KAAHU, ROBERT A. HOLBRON, JAMES KANE, …
Article • October 15, 2012 • from PLN October, 2012
From the Editor by Paul Wright Over the past 22 years Prison Legal News has been represented by dozens of lawyers around the country in a variety of cases, mostly dealing with censorship and public records requests. We have met many if not most of our attorneys because they subscribed …
The Price to Call Home: State-Sanctioned Monopolization in the Prison Phone Industry by Drew Kukorowski Ed. Note: In April 2011, Prison Legal News published a comprehensive cover story on the prison telephone industry based on two years of research into prison phone contracts, rates and kickbacks nationwide. This article provides …
Article • October 15, 2012
Filed under: Organizing, Telephone Rates
"Strong Families, Safe Communities" Sends Clear Message for Phone Justice by Mel Motel Mel Motel: "Strong Families, Safe Communities" Sends Clear Message for Phone Justice 2012-11-15 The Campaign for Prison Phone Justice is a national effort challenging prison phone kickbacks and the U.S. Prison Telephone Industry. The campaign is jointly …
Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012
Texas Court Orders TDCJ to Provide Hearing Impaired Telecommunications by On April 5, 2011, a Texas state court issued a temporary injunction ordering the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to provide telecommunications to hearing impaired prisoners using the Texas Relay Service (TRS). Leslie Arrington, Janet Lock, Kathy Williams and …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
From the Editor by Paul Wright The Prison Phone Justice Campaign is gaining momentum nationally. As announced in last month’s issue, a number of organizations, including the Human Rights Defense Center (the parent organization of Prison Legal News) have launched a campaign to end the practice of price gouging prisoners …
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Texas Prison System Increases Prisoners’ Monthly Phone Minutes by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In 2007, when Texas became the last state in the nation to let prisoners make phone calls on a regular basis, the limit on phone usage was 120 minutes a month. [See: PLN, Nov. 2007, p.11]. …
Missouri Court Finds Prisoner Phone Contract Bidding Process Unfair by On November 30, 2011, a Missouri circuit court held that adding optional services to the state’s prisoner telephone contract without putting those services out for competitive bidding would render the contract void. The court found the current contract was valid, …
Article • June 15, 2012 • from PLN June, 2012
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Iowa Supreme Court Holds Billing for Fraudulent Prisoner Phone Calls Not a State Law Violation by On October 14, 2011 the Iowa Supreme Court held that a prison telephone company did not commit a “cramming” violation by improperly billing a third party for fraudulent collect calls made by a prisoner. …
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