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Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, Verizon Amicus Brief, Prison Phone Rates, 2014

Brief • July 28, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

U.S.C. § 201(b). This requirement extends to “the provision of inmate telephone service in correctional institutions, and any ancillary services.” Id. § 276(d). The public, through grandmothers like ...

SEC Rejects CCA, GEO Group Shareholder Resolutions to Reduce Prison Phone Rates

Article • July 11, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Statistics/Trends, Telephone Rates

. [See: PLN, Jan. 2014, p.44]. Such kickbacks are typically based on a percentage of revenue generated from inmate telephone services (ITS) – revenue that is mostly paid by prisoners’ families ...

Louisiana Public Service Commission Considers Prison Phone Issues

Article • July 9, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

, in a monthly news column, Commissioner Campbell noted that high prison phone rates have troubled him for more than a decade. “This issue involves millions of dollars collected by monopoly telephone ...

San Francisco v. PCS and GTL, Settlement of Unlitigated Claim, Jail Phone Services, 2014

Brief • June 13, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

San Francisco v. PCS and GTL, Settlement of Unlitigated Claim, Jail Phone Services, 2014 FILE NO. 140372 1 RESOLUTION NO. [Settlement of Claim - Public Communications Services, Inc., and Global Tel*Link Corporation - City to Receive $1,079,116] 2 3 Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim by City and …

FCC Order Denying Petions by Securus Waivers of Interstate Calls 2014

Brief • June 6, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

generally Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Petition of Martha Wright et al. for Rulemaking or, in the Alternative ...

FCC Consumer Guide to Inmate Telephone Services and Revised Rules 2014

Publication • 2014

Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

FCC Consumer Guide to Inmate Telephone Services and Revised Rules 2014 Consumer Guide Inmate Telephone Service Background FCC rules that significantly reformed interstate Inmate Calling Service (ICS ...

AZ DOC v. FCC, DC, Joint Intervenors Brief, Interstate ICS Rates, 2014

Brief • May 22, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

. Although the Commission will likely defend the Order, as it did in the stay proceedings, as a routine exercise of its authority over interstate telephone rates, the Order belies that contention ...

Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, Jt. Brief for the ICS Providers/Intervenors, Prison Phone Rates, 2014

Brief • May 22, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

a 10 percent or greater ownership interest in GTL. Insofar as relevant to this litigation, GTL’s general nature and purpose is to provide inmate telephone calling services, solutions, and equipment ...

Pay Tel Receives Waiver of Prison Phone Rate Caps

Article • May 20, 2014 • from PLN May, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Pay Tel Receives Waiver of Prison Phone Rate Caps by Pay Tel Receives Waiver of Prison Phone Rate Caps   On January 8, 2014, Pay Tel Communications, a North Carolina company that provides phone services at correctional facilities in 13 states, filed a petition requesting a waiver of the rate …

Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication

Article • April 15, 2014 • from PLN April, 2014

Filed under: Statistics/Trends, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Mail Regulations, Visiting

Lowering Recidivism through Family Communication by Alex Friedmann There are currently 2.2 million people held in prisons and jails in the United States,1 and an estimated 95% of prisoners currently in custody will one day be released. Based on 2012 data, around 637,400 people are released annually from state and …

Pay Tel Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Motion for Dismissal of Petition, 2014

Brief • March 28, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

BROOKS, PIERCE, MCLENDON, HUMPHREY & LEONARD L.L.P. 1600 Wells Fargo Capitol Center 150 Fayetteville Street (27601) Post Office Box 1800 Raleigh, NC 27602 Telephone: (919) 839-0300 Facsimile: (919) 839 ...

Wright v Securus, DC, Pet Opp to Securus Petition, inmate calling services, 2014

Brief • March 11, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

into account that the two largest ICS providers are no longer making commission payments for interstate ICS telephone calls. 6 Petition to Expand Pay Tel Waiver, pg. 6. 7 GTL kindly offers its assistance ...

Prison Phone Justice Campaign: Recent Developments

Article • February 15, 2014 • from PLN February, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Prison Phone Justice Campaign: Recent Developments by PLN’s December 2013 cover story provided an updated look at the prison phone industry and examined a recent order by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that imposed rate caps on interstate (long distance) prison and jail phone calls. There have since been several …

PayTel v. FCC, DC, Order, Interstate ICS Rates, 2014

Brief • February 11, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

. Partial Stay Order); pets. for review pending sub nom. Securus Techs. v. FCC, No. 13-1280 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 14, 2013) (and consolidated cases). 3 See generally Implementation of the Pay Telephone ...

Shareholder Resolutions Seek to Lower Phone Rates at Private Prisons

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Telephone Rates

Shareholder Resolutions Seek to Lower Phone Rates at Private Prisons by On November 26, 2013, shareholder resolutions were filed with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and The GEO Group, Inc. – the nation’s two largest for-profit prison companies; the resolutions seek to reduce the high cost of phone calls made …

FCC Rate Caps on Prison Phone Calls to Impact Nevada DOC’s Budget

Article • January 15, 2014 • from PLN January, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

FCC Rate Caps on Prison Phone Calls to Impact Nevada DOC’s Budget by David Ganim The rate caps recently imposed on interstate (long distance) prison phone calls by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) signal much-needed financial relief for prisoners and their families; however, they will also leave an estimated $650,000 …

Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, Order on Mtn. to Stay, Prison Phone Rates, 2014

Brief • January 13, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, Order on Mtn. to Stay, Prison Phone Rates, 2014 USCA Case #13-1280 Document #1474764 Filed: 01/13/2014 Page 1 of 2 United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ____________ No. 13-1280 September Term, 2013 FCC-78FR67956 Filed On: January 13, 2014 Securus Technologies, …

FCC Order Heralds Hope for Reform of Prison Phone Industry

Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013

Filed under: Immigration, Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Telephone Monitoring, Cell Phone Access

facilitates the reintegration of inmates into society upon release from prison," the report said. "In contrast, reducing inmate telephone rates could also have some disadvantages....With fewer profits, BOP ...

Prison Phone Companies Fight for Lucrative Florida DOC Contract

Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Prison Phone Companies Fight for Lucrative Florida DOC Contract by David Ganim In April 2013, the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) issued an invitation for companies to bid on the department’s coveted prison phone contract. The FDOC evaluated responses to the bid invitation and conducted negotiations with three companies: Global …

From the Editor

Article • December 15, 2013 • from PLN December, 2013

Filed under: Editorials, Telephones, Telephone Rates

From the Editor by Paul Wright Welcome to the last issue of PLN for 2013. As the year closes we can look back and see we have accomplished a great deal, including expanding the magazine to 64 pages, successfully urging the FCC to cap the cost of interstate prison phone …