VT DOC PCS Commissions 2016-2017

Prison Phone Justice Articles and Documents
2019
October: HRDC joins application to file amicus brief in re county inmate telephone services case in CA, HRDC files joint amicus brief
April: HRDC press release on Securus/ICSolutions merger
2017
August: HRDC accuses FCC chairman of having conflict of interest
2016
April: PLN criticizes non-disclosure of Securus employee at FCC hearing on cell phones
January: HRDC's FCC comment mentioned regarding price gouging prisoners' families, Comment regarding prison reforms, HRDC's letter to the FCC mentioned regarding VA DOC's phone rate reduction
2015
October: FCC reforms applauded by HRDC's Campaign for Prison Phone Justice, HRDC's FCC comment on corruption in prison phone industry profiled
January: HRDC's FCC comments mentioned in article on video visitation
2014
November: PLN mentioned in article about FCC action on prison phone rates
October: FCC Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
September: HRDC comment to FCC regarding WA phone rates, FCC Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
January: HRDC response to PayTel comments, HRDC response to FCC caps on prison phone calls
2013:
December: Prison Legal News cover story on the prison phone industry, HRDC comment to FCC on Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
September: PLN/HRDC mentioned in article on FCC prison phone order
April: HRDC reply comment to FCC on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
March: HRDC comment to FCC on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
January: PLN's research on prison phone rates cited in article on FCC hearing
2012
December: FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
October: HRDC response to Global Tel comments
2011
April: Prison Legal News cover story on the prison phone industry
2007
ApriL: HRDC initial comment to FCC