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HRDC letter in support of Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act - March 2017

Publication • March 29, 2017

Filed under: Federal Statutory Law, Telephone Rates, Video Visitation, HRDC Publications

HRDC letter in support of Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act - March 2017 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS March 29, 2017 SENT VIA EMAIL ONLY Senator Cory A. Booker United States Senate 359 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 RE: Support for the Dignity for …

U.S. Congress - Ellison-Rush FCC Prison Phone Rate Cap Letter, 2017

Publication • March 16, 2017

Filed under: Telephone Rates

U.S. Congress - Ellison-Rush FCC Prison Phone Rate Cap Letter, 2017 Qtnugrcez of liFt lIlnilcb ~lalca 3lNas1~htgtnn, 9DGt 20515 February 16, 2017 The Honorable Ajit Pai Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Dear Chairman Pai: We write to express our disappointment with the decision made …

Wright Petitioners - Ex Parte Notice, Meeting with FCC, 2017

Publication • March 10, 2017

Filed under: Telephone Rates

by the answering party. The announcement shall also include the statement: "All telephone calls will be recorded except attorney calls." The Contractor shall allow for the Department to have the ability ...

NE DOC ICS Rates Effective 031716

Kickback publication • March 6, 2017

Filed under: Telephone Rates

NE DOC ICS Rates Effective 031716

Hood v. Global Tel Link, MS, Complaint, Bribery and Conspiracy, 2017

Brief • February 8, 2017

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Attorneys General, Telephone Rates

for United States vs. William Martin). 2. During this time Defendant GTL, the largest provider of inmate telephone, communications and payment systems in the United States, paid hundreds of thousands ...

Congressional Letter to Acting General Counsel, Congress of the United States, 2017

Publication • February 6, 2017

Filed under: Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Prisoner Privileges, Telephone Rates

..'We d 1·ooidiviom. For over tl1e past decade, we have urged the FCC to develop market-based solutions to curb these prohibitively high rates (e.g., Family Telephone Connection Prot ection Act, first ...

Securus Phone Rates Spark Uprising at Alaska Prison

Article • January 10, 2017 • from PLN January, 2017

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Prison Rebellion, Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

Securus Phone Rates Spark Uprising at Alaska Prison by Joe Watson A riot at an Alaska prison “kind of blew up” because, according to prisoners, the phone service provided by Securus was shoddy and the company charged unreasonable rates. Sparked by a widespread disconnection of phone calls one Monday night …

Report Finds Criminal Justice System Financially Overburdens Prisoners and Their Families

Article • December 28, 2016

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Prison Reform, Statistics/Trends, Cost of Prison Systems, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Filing Fees (PLRA), Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Release and Reentry, Indigent Defense, Filing Fees, Collateral consequences of prison, Bond Fees, Booking Fees, Commissary, Telephone Rates, Family, Racial Profiling

Report Finds Criminal Justice System Financially Overburdens Prisoners and Their Families by Christopher Zoukis The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, a nonprofit focused on racial and economic policy, in conjunction with Forward Together and a dozen other community and civil rights organizations recently released a study which surveyed hardships …

PayTel v. FCC, DC, Petition for Review, Interstate ICS Rates, 2016

Brief • November 10, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

(27601) Post Office Box 1800 Raleigh, NC 27602 Telephone: (919) 839-0300 Facsimile: (919) 839-0304 Counselfor Petitioner Pay Tel Communications, Inc. November 9, 2016 335783 - 2 - FOR D$TCT ...

Securus v. FCC, DC, Order Granting Stay, ICS Rates, 2016

Brief • November 2, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, Cell Phone Access

Securus v. FCC, DC, Order Granting Stay, ICS Rates, 2016 USCA Case #16-1321 Document #1644302 Filed: 11/02/2016 Page 1 of 2 United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 16-1321 September Term, 2016 FCC-81FR62818 Filed On: November 2, 2016 Securus Technologies, Inc., Petitioner v. Federal …

ND DOC Rates 2017-2020

Kickback publication • November 1, 2016

Filed under: Organizing, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Telephones, Telephone Rates

ND DOC Rates 2017-2020 EXHIBIT B - Compensation Details 1. PRICING Telephone Rates CONTRACTOR will provide telephone services to the STATE and will charge the following rates (plus applicable taxes ...

Securus v. FCC, DC, Opp. to Motion for Stay, ICS Rates, 2016

Brief • October 13, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, First Amendment, rights

...............................................................................................8, 9 ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 17 FCC Rcd 21274 (2002 ...

Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, Consolidated Opp to Motions for Stay, Telephone Rates, 2016

Brief • October 13, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, Consolidated Opp to Motions for Stay, Telephone Rates, 2016 In the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC ...

Alabama Public Service Commission Enacts Prison, Jail Phone Reforms

Article • October 3, 2016 • from PLN October, 2016

Filed under: Prison Reform, Jail Specific, Telephones, Telephone Rates

on the underlying telecommunications technology associated with any telephone number.” This article highlights only the major provisions of the PSC’s 105-page July 2014 order; the full text is available ...

GTL v FCC, DC, Pet Intervenors Brief, Inmate Calling Services, 2016

Brief • September 29, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

a strong correlation between weakened prisoner bonds with their community and family, and the likelihood that they would re-offend,3 the Federal Bureau of Prisons sought to expand inmate telephone access ...

Global Tel Link v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, DC, Amicus Brief by The "Wright Petitioners," Telephone Contact During Incarceration, 2016

Brief • September 29, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

a strong correlation between weakened prisoner bonds with their community and family, and the likelihood that they would re-offend,3 the Federal Bureau of Prisons sought to expand inmate telephone access ...

Global Tel Link v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, DC, Amicus Brief for Respondents, Telephone Contact During Incarceration, 2016

Brief • September 29, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

Global Tel Link v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, DC, Amicus Brief for Respondents, Telephone Contact During Incarceration, 2016 USCA Case #15-1461 Document #1638381 ...

Gallardo v. Ventura, CA, Class Action Complaint, Jail Phone Rates, 2016

Brief • September 29, 2016

Filed under: Jail Specific, Telephones, Telephone Rates

Gallardo v. Ventura, CA, Class Action Complaint, Jail Phone Rates, 2016

Kaelin v. Riverside County, CA, Class Action Complaint - Jail Phone Systems, 2016

Brief • September 28, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, First Amendment, rights

Kaelin v. Riverside County, CA, Class Action Complaint - Jail Phone Systems, 2016

Global Tel Link v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, DC, Amicus Brief of Santa Clara and San Francisco Counties, Telephone Contact During Incarceration, 2016

Brief • September 28, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

Global Tel Link v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, DC, Amicus Brief of Santa Clara and San Francisco Counties, Telephone Contact During Incarceration, 2016 USCA Case ...