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Texas Legislature Authorizes Doubling of Prisoners' Monthly Phone Minutes
Article • August 22, 2016
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Texas Legislature Authorizes Doubling of Prisoners' Monthly Phone Minutes by Matthew Clarke In 2007, when Texas became the last state in the union to allow prisoner phone calls, the limit on phone usage was 120 minutes a month. In 2009, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) responded to requests …
Texas Guards and Prisoners Rarely Prosecuted for Contraband Cellphones
Article • August 10, 2016
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Telephones, Cell Phone Access
Texas Guards and Prisoners Rarely Prosecuted for Contraband Cellphones by Matthew Clarke According to an investigation conducted by the Texas Tribune, guards and prisoners are rarely prosecuted for the contraband cell phones found within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The investigation discovered that only 5% of the cellphone …
TX DOC ICS Rates effective July 2016
Kickback publication • July 6, 2016
Filed under: Telephone Rates
TX DOC ICS Rates effective July 2016 Home Registration Attorney Info Rates Telephone Account Refund FAQs Contact Us About Us En Espanol Calling Programs, Rates, & Fees Calling Programs ...
FCC Fee Reduction Adjustments - Grayson County, Securus, 2016
Publication • June 28, 2016
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Jail Specific, Telephone Rates
FCC Fee Reduction Adjustments - Grayson County, Securus, 2016 FCC Fee Reduction Adjustments Grayson County Agenda 1. Review of FCC Order which was partially stayed 2. Explanation of revenue and commission structure and rebalance proposal 3. Review of Grayson Counties current Transactions, Commissions and Proposed Options 4. Next Steps; Commissioners …
Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement - Escamilla, illegal telephone recording, 2016
Brief • March 10, 2016
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement - Escamilla, illegal telephone recording, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS ...
Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement - Lehmberg, illegal telephone recording, 2016
Brief • March 10, 2016
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement - Lehmberg, illegal telephone recording, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS ...
ALG et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement, telephone rates, 2016
Brief • March 8, 2016
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
ALG et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement, telephone rates, 2016 ...
Texas Begins Intercepting and Blocking Cell Phone Calls from Prisons
Article • January 7, 2016
Filed under: Telephone Monitoring
Texas Begins Intercepting and Blocking Cell Phone Calls from Prisons by Matthew Clarke By Matt Clarke In April 2013, Texas began intercepting cell phone calls originating in two of its largest prisons. The equipment installed at the Stiles Unit in Beaumont and the McConnell Unit in Beeville is intended to …
Public Information Handbook, Attorney General of Texas, 2016
Publication • January 1, 2016
Filed under: Public Records, Freedom of Information Act, Telephone Access, Cell Phone Access, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
: Confidentiality of Certain Addresses, Telephone Numbers, Social Security Numbers, and Personal Family Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 1. Subsection (a)(1): Public Officials and Employees ...
Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus, TX, Order, illegal telephone recording, 2015
Brief • March 23, 2015
Filed under: Evidence, Telephones, Telephone Monitoring
Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus, TX, Order, illegal telephone recording, 2015 Case 1:14-cv-00366-LY Document 62 Filed 03/23/15 Page 1 of 3 J4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ...
Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus et al, TX, Report and Recommendation, illegal telephone recording, 2015
Brief • February 4, 2015
Filed under: Evidence, Telephones, Telephone Monitoring
’ law enforcement duties. See, e.g., id. at 503–04 (routine monitoring of inmate-attorney calls was unwarranted). See also, e.g., Garza v. Bexar Metro. Water Dist., 639 F. Supp. 2d 770, 772–75 (W.D. Tex ...
Jail Video Visitation Proposal Considered in Dallas County, Texas
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
Filed under: Telephone Rates, Visiting
Jail Video Visitation Proposal Considered in Dallas County, Texas by Jail Video Visitation Proposal Considered in Dallas County, Texa On September 9, 2014, the Dallas County Commissioners Court unanimously rejected a proposal that would have ended all face-to-face visits with prisoners at the Dallas County Jail. The Commissioners Court had …
Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus et al, TX, Amended Complaint, illegal telephone recording, 2014
Brief • July 23, 2014
Filed under: Telephone Monitoring
to the Securus Technologies’ database of recorded attorney calls for years. Senior-level members of the prosecutors’ offices were aware that confidential conversations were being recorded. Low-level prosecutors ...
Texas Court Orders TDCJ to Provide Hearing Impaired Telecommunications
Article • September 15, 2012 • from PLN September, 2012
Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Telephones, Telephone Access
Texas Court Orders TDCJ to Provide Hearing Impaired Telecommunications by On April 5, 2011, a Texas state court issued a temporary injunction ordering the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to provide telecommunications to hearing impaired prisoners using the Texas Relay Service (TRS). Leslie Arrington, Janet Lock, Kathy Williams and …
Texas Prison System Increases Prisoners’ Monthly Phone Minutes
Article • July 15, 2012 • from PLN July, 2012
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
Texas Prison System Increases Prisoners’ Monthly Phone Minutes by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In 2007, when Texas became the last state in the nation to let prisoners make phone calls on a regular basis, the limit on phone usage was 120 minutes a month. [See: PLN, Nov. 2007, p.11]. …
Texas Prison Phones and Emails Generate Less Revenue Than Expected
Article • August 15, 2011 • from PLN August, 2011
Filed under: Computers, Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
Texas Prison Phones and Emails Generate Less Revenue Than Expected by When the Texas legislature passed SB 1580 in 2007, requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to install phones in state prisons, Texas was the only state that did not allow prisoners to make regular phone calls. Even …
New Epidemic: Contraband Cell Phones in Prison Cells
Article • February 15, 2011 • from PLN February, 2011
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Telephone Access, Cell Phone Access
New Epidemic: Contraband Cell Phones in Prison Cells by Mark Wilson For decades, prison officials across the U.S. have lined their pockets with multi-million dollar kickbacks from telephone ...
Call Your Attorney from Jail, Go to Prison
Article • March 15, 2010 • from PLN March, 2010
Filed under: Attorney Client, Telephones, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring
at an Oakland, California jail. In Broward County, the sheriff settled a class-action suit that was filed after two prisoners learned their supposedly “privileged” attorney calls were not so privileged after all ...
Contraband Smuggling by Texas Prison Guards Rarely Punished Harshly
Article • September 15, 2009 • from PLN September, 2009
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Telephone Access
Contraband Smuggling by Texas Prison Guards Rarely Punished Harshly by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A review conducted by a Houston newspaper concluded that a large quantity and variety of contraband is still being smuggled into Texas prisons by state prison guards, and those caught smuggling rarely receive harsh punishment. …
Texas, New Jersey Prison Staff Prosecuted for Cell Phone Smuggling
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Crime/Demographics, Criminal Prosecution, Cell Phone Access
Texas, New Jersey Prison Staff Prosecuted for Cell Phone Smuggling by On October 20, 2008, the entire Texas prison system was locked down and searched for cell phones and other contraband. The search resulted in the discovery of hundreds of cell phones, chargers, SIM cards, tobacco stashes and weapons. [See: …
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