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CoreCivic and Securus Technologies Agree to Pay $3.7 Million to Settle Suit for Illegally Recording Attorney-Client Conversations by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On July 31, 2020, a motion was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri revealing that CoreCivic and Securus Technologies (Defendants) had …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Cell Phone Access
Scottish Prisoners Issued Mobile Phones During Pandemic by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Lockdowns instituted because of the coronavirus pandemic have had a benefit for Scottish prisoners. The Scottish Prison Services (SPS) spent over 160,000 pounds on mobile phones for prisoners to stay in touch with their families. The SPS …
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 …
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Rates
$225,000 Windfall in Lehigh County, Pa. But Officials Don’t Cut Jail Phone Costs by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Renegotiation of its jail telephone contract netted Pennsylvania’s Lehigh County an unbudgeted $225,000 windfall. Mark Pinsley, the county comptroller, urged county officials to put that “revenue back into efforts to …
Brief • October 19, 2020
CA Public Utilities Commission, order instituting rulemaking, just phone rates for prisoners, 2020 ALJ/CF1/gp2 Date of Issuance: 10/19/2020 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider Regulating Telecommunications Services Used by Incarcerated People FILED PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OCTOBER 6, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA …
Brief • October 5, 2020
Federal Trade Commission v. Disruption Theory, et al., CA, complaint, deceptive calling plans, 2020 FILED Case 3:20-cv-06919-VC Document 1 Filed 10/05/20 Page 1 of 15 Oct 05 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ALDEN F. ABBOTT General Counsel SUSANY. SOONG CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT …
Publication • September 22, 2020
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Letter to Governors Cuomo and Hutchinson Regarding Affordable Prison Communication Services September 22, 2020 The Honorable Andrew Cuomo Governor of the State of New York and Chair of the National Governor’s Association The Honorable Asa Hutchinson Governor of the State of Arkansas and Vice Chair of the National Governor’s Association …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Commissary, Telephone Rates
San Francisco Eliminates Fees on Jail Phone Calls by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson We are never again going to take a commission or make money off of products and services provided to incarcerated people and their support networks, their families,” declared Anne Stuhldreher, director of the San Francisco Treasurer’s …
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Dallas County, Texas Jails Finally Enter the 21st Century on Phone Rates by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Until February 18, 2020, it cost pre- and post-trial detainees in the Dallas County, Texas jails .24¢ per minute to speak to their families on the phone. Urged by criminal justice reform …
Brief • September 1, 2020
Filed under: Telephone Rates
FCC In the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services Federal Communications Commission DA 20-1006 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 Adopted: September 1, 2020 Released: September 1, …
Publication • August 27, 2020
Filed under: Telephones
FCC Public Notice Re Acquisition of Legacy Inmate Communications by Global Tel Link 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: https://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 20-965 August 27, 2020 APPLICATIONS FILED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF …
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Families Accuse Arkansas Prison of Poor Communication on COVID-19 Prisoners by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Arkansas’ Cummins Unit prison facility had 11 confirmed deaths due to coronavirus as of June 9, 2020. Families were concerned over a lack of communication and delayed notification from the Arkansas Department of Corrections …
Publication • August 1, 2020
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Global Tel*Link City and County of San Francisco Office of Contract Administration Purchasing Division City Hall, Room 430 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, California 94102-4685 Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Global Tel*Link …
Publication • July 31, 2020
HRDC FCC Comments Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS July 31, 2020 Federal Communications Commission Secretary Marlene H. Dortch Office of the Secretary 445 12th Street S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Comment on Report and Order on Remand and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking FCC-CIRC2008-05 Dear …
Article • July 30, 2020
Quarantine Fatigue vs. Escalating Prison Lockdowns (During COVID-19 & Black Lives Matter Protests) by Ava Martoma KidsMates, Inc. Blog Post By Ava Martoma, Age 13 Like much of America, I’m feeling quarantine fatigue. On the upside, I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on … well, everything. Lately, George …
Publication • July 16, 2020
Report and Order on Remand and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Communications Commission, 2020 July 16, 2020 FACT SHEET * Ensuring Just and Reasonable Rates and Charges for Inmate Calling Services Report and Order on Remand and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – WC Docket No. 12-375 …
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Unrest in Prisons Around the Globe by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The COVID-19 pandemic, or rather government officials’ inept reaction to the pandemic, has led to unrest in prisons around the world—especially in South America and the Middle East. This has resulted in the escape …
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