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“Third Time Is Not the Charm” For Texas Jailers Barred by PLRA from Enforcing Prior Settlement Agreement Against Prisoner in New Suit

Article • May 1, 2024 • from PLN May, 2024

Filed under: Jail Specific, PLRA, Settlements, Attorney Calls, Civil Settlement - Effect of, Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), Wiretaps/Wiretap Evidence

“Third Time Is Not the Charm” For Texas Jailers Barred by PLRA from Enforcing Prior Settlement Agreement Against Prisoner in New Suit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On January 12, 2024, the federal court for the Western District of Texas refused a motion by Williamson County Correctional Facility (WCCF) …

As e-Messaging Takes Off in U.S. Prisons, Complaints Over Service and Costs Multiply

Article • September 15, 2023 • from PLN September, 2023

Filed under: Telephone Rates, Electronically Stored Information, Prison Mail

As e-Messaging Takes Off in U.S. Prisons, Complaints Over Service and Costs Multiply by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Historically, prisoners have been largely left out of the technology wave changing the way the rest of the world communicates and does business. It wasn’t until March 2009 that the …

Dallas County, Texas Jails Finally Enter the 21st Century on Phone Rates

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 …

TX - Dallas County - Securus contract - 2020-2025

Kickback publication • 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

and international calls and local telephone exchange service; 2) A technology system, which includes, but is not limited to system infrastructure, network, database, servers, new call processors, digital and analog ...

TX Travis County RFP 2016

Kickback publication • July 17, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Monitoring

, Purchasing Agent Assistant IV, Travis County Purchasing Office, 700 Lavaca, Suite 800, Austin, Texas, at telephone (512) 854-1182. Mention the RFP number at the top of this page. 8.0 CLARIFICATION ...

Federal Circuit Upholds BOP Guard’s Termination Despite 1,265-Day Delay

Article • April 22, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Guards/Staff, Employee Litigation, Guard Unions, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Federal Circuit Upholds BOP Guard’s Termination Despite 1,265-Day Delay by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld the termination of a federal prison guard, finding that he waived any claim of prejudice from a 1,265-day delay between commencement of the investigation …

Texas Prison System Cuts Phone Rates Over 75 Percent; Rates Drop in Other States, Too

Article • February 6, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019

Filed under: Telephone Rates

for attorney calls, and collected almost $1.5 million a year in “commission” kickbacks. The new law requires the state’s Jail Standards Board to establish criteria to prohibit such excessive ...

Texas DCJ - CenturyLink bid Volume 2

Kickback publication • December 13, 2018

Filed under: Telephones

on the state bar website is the same telephone number the attorney registered originally. Attorney Calls Marked as Private The OTS has a standard feature that allows for attorney client privileged calls ...

Texas DCJ - CenturyLink bid Volume 3

Kickback publication • December 13, 2018

Filed under: Telephones

Texas DCJ - CenturyLink bid Volume 3 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REQUEST FOR OFFENDER TELEPHONE SYTEM SOLICITATION NUMBER 696-IT-18-P014 VOLUME THREE VOLUME THREE, SECTION 1PRICING ...

Texas DCJ - Centurylink Contract 2018-2025

Kickback publication • November 8, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access

. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) 12. SIGNATURE - (913) 353-7388 \ AMENDMENT NO. Amendment No.4 DATE May 9, 2018 Amendment No . 5 May 11, 2018 10. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER ...

Texas DCJ - Centurylink Commission Rate 2018-2025

Kickback publication • November 8, 2018

Filed under: Telephones

The Contractor shall provide a statewide turnkey Offender Telephone System (OTS) for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). This Contract is a revenue based Contract, as stipulated by Subchapter B ...

Texas DCJ - Centurylink Rates 2018-2025

Kickback publication • November 8, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Texas DCJ - Centurylink Rates 2018-2025 696-JT-19-25-C021 B.2 Section B Pricing Schedule See C.3.10 Base Services and Added Value items. B.2.1 Standard Configuration Base Period (9/1/2018 through 8/31/2025) Collect Call Rates Rate/Minute $0.060 $0.060 $0.060 Local Intrastate Interstate Commission % 40 .0% 40.0% 40.0% Base Period (9/1/2018 through 8/31/2025) Prepaid …

Texas Rates September 2018

Kickback publication • August 28, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

communities in Texas," he said. "I'm extremely, extremely proud of them helping us out today." Earlier this month, White penned a letter the Collier expressing his concerns about the existing offender telephone ...

Dept. of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General - ICE's Inspections and Monitoring of Detention Facilities Do Not Lead to Sustained Compliance or Systemic Improvements, 2018

Publication • June 26, 2018

Filed under: Strip Searches, Conditions of Confinement, Staffing, Exercise, Attorney Client, Immigration, Telephone Access, Mail, Staff Training

, age, medical history, and the detainee’s country of origin. ODO used the DHS language telephone line for translation and interviewed some detainees in Spanish and other languages. ODO teams discussed ...

NY petition for approval to transfer control of Inmate Calling Solutions, LLC d/b/a ICSolutions to Securus Technologies, Inc., 2018

Publication • May 17, 2018

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

is authorized to operate as a reseller of telephone service, without authority to provide local exchange service pursuant to a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the Commission in Case ...

State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee: Review of the Operations of State Counsel for Offenders, 2017

Publication • December 8, 2017

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Attorneys, Attorney Client, Public Defenders, Prosecutors, Court Access, Prisoner Legal Assistance, Indigent Defense, Money/Property, Telephones, Telephone Access, Attorney Visits, Failure to Protect (Staff), Staff Training

State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee: Review of the Operations of State Counsel for Offenders, 2017 Review of the Operations of State Counsel for Offenders Report by the State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee1 Approved for …

Going to Prison in Texas in 2015

Article • August 2, 2017

Filed under: Classification, Prison Labor, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Food, Lockdowns, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Arrest and Booking, Grooming Rules, Release and Reentry, Parole, Prisoner Property, Commissary, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Religious Property

at the commissary. The offender is allowed an unlimited number of minutes per month at 20 minutes per call. These phone calls are monitored, with the exception of legal telephone calls. Telephone access ...

Texas Rates May 2017

Kickback publication • May 31, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Texas Rates May 2017

Video Visitation Companies Try to Stop In-Person Visitation at Texas Jails

Article • November 1, 2016

Filed under: Jail Specific, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Privacy Act, Telephone Monitoring, Video Visitation, Family, Fathers in Prison, Mothers in Prison, Children of Prisoners

Video Visitation Companies Try to Stop In-Person Visitation at Texas Jails by Matthew Clarke In one of the latest attempts to squeeze money out of those least able to afford it, companies that specialize in providing phone and video visitation services to prisoners in Texas jails on a local monopolistic …

Securus Settles Lawsuit Alleging Improper Recording of Privileged Prisoner Calls

Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016

Filed under: Attorney Client, Privacy Act, Telephones, Telephone Monitoring, Family

lawsuit within the hacked data. All of the calls contained within the database originated from prison facilities in Missouri, and the majority of the attorney calls were made to attorneys in Missouri ...