West Virginia GTL Contract Extension through 6-30-2014

Groups in several states are drawing increased attention to the high cost of jail and prison phone rates, and pushing to reduce or eliminate such charges. HRDC, the publisher of PLN, has been a leader in this movement since 1992 and founded the Prison Phone ...

Long-running Maricopa County, Arizona Jail Lawsuit Ends

Loaded on March 4, 2020 by Edward Lyon published in Prison Legal News March, 2020, page 39

Filed under: Medical, Overcrowding, Telephones, Mental Health. Location: Arizona.

by Ed Lyon

With all of the negative publicity concerning the Maricopa County, Arizona, jails associated with former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, it’s easy to overlook the fact that the unconstitutional conditions there began under Sheriff-elect Jerry Hill. It was during Hill’s tenure in 1977 that the lawsuit Graves v. Hill ...

Oregon Lawmakers Prohibit Prison and Jail Telephone Kickbacks

Loaded on March 3, 2020 by Mark Wilson published in Prison Legal News March, 2020, page 20

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates. Location: Oregon.

by Mark Wilson

This isn’t just an issue of economics,” said Oregon Senator Sara Gelser, the chief sponsor of a bill prohibiting jail and prison telephone contract kickbacks that passed nearly unanimously. “This is really about the humanity of the people that are in our prisons and the ability of ...

Securus Technologies Rebrands as Aventiv

Loaded on Jan. 9, 2020 by Kevin Bliss published in Prison Legal News January, 2020, page 48

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates. Location: United States of America.

by Kevin Bliss

On October 8, 2019, a corporate reorganization listed Aventiv Technologies as the parent company of Securus Technologies, Inc., JPay and AllPaid (formerly known as GovPayNet). Securus has a long history of providing prison and jail phone services, and price gouging prisoners and their families with high rates. ...