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FCC comment requesting recusal of Chairman Pai on ICS issues - August 2017

Publication • August 10, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, HRDC Publications

to as the “Wright Petition” had been pending on the FCC’s docket since 2003, and in recent years the Commission had been working towards comprehensive reform of the prison telephone industry, having issued an order ...

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

Brief • August 4, 2017

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

and/or retention of public contracts with MDOC, including oversight, management, marketing, supplying or selling of inmate telephone communications and payment systems; Page 1of9 WHEREAS, the Parties wish ...

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 ...

Consensual Use of Another Prisoner’s Telephone PIN is Not Oregon ID Theft

Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017

Filed under: Telephone Access

Consensual Use of Another Prisoner’s Telephone PIN is Not Oregon ID Theft by The Oregon Court of Appeals held on August 17, 2016 that the consensual use of another prisoner’s ...

Globa Tel Link v. FCC, DC, Petition Rehearing en Banc, 2017

Brief • July 28, 2017

Filed under: Telephone Access

Judges. EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge: The Communications Act of 1934 (“1934 Act”) authorized the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission” or “FCC”) to ensure that interstate telephone rates ...

ICS Advocates - Ex Parte Submission to FCC re #Solutions2020, 2017

Publication • July 27, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

ICS Advocates - Ex Parte Submission to FCC re #Solutions2020, 2017 Lee G. Petro 202-230-5857 Direct 202-842-8465 Fax Lee.Petro@dbr.com Law Offices 1500 K Street N. W. Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20005-1209 (202) 842-8800 (202) 842-8465 fax www.drinkerbiddle.com CALIFORNIA DELAWARE ILLINOIS NEW JERSEY NEW YORK PENNSYLVANIA WASHINGTON D.C. WISCONSIN January 13, …

Alaska Prisoners Riot Over Excessive Phone Rates

Article • July 20, 2017

Filed under: Telephone Rates

prisoners and guards clashed over the prison's excessive telephone rates, a "smartmouth" guard's comments on the subject, and other issues. According to prisoners formerly housed in the dorm, on October 9 ...

Alexander v. GTL, MI, Class Action Complaint, RICO Act Claims, 2017

Brief • July 13, 2017

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Telephones

, and other criminal activity which (i) affected interstate commerce, (b) relied on the U.S. Mail and interstate wire services, and (c) directly involved interstate telephone communications. This pattern ...

California Rates July 2017

Kickback publication • July 12, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

California Rates July 2017 NOTICE TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION Below are the Global Tel*Link (GTL) IWTS current calling rates. These rates reflect changes to IWTS interstate call rates that were made in mid-2013. There are no call set-up charges, also known as a surcharge, …

Indiana Rates - July 2017

Kickback publication • July 12, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

Indiana Rates - July 2017 Global Tel*Link IN_DOC, INxx Inmate Calling Rates 1st Time of Day Miles 2nd Time of Day 3rd Time of Day surcharge + surcharge surcharge Add min Add min Add min 1st min + 1st min + 1st min Local (Rate type 2) Local Extended (Rate …

Prison Phone Update: Appellate Court Deals Major Blow to Prisoners and Their Families

Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017

Filed under: Money/Property, Telephones, Telephone Rates

Prison Phone Update: Appellate Court Deals Major Blow to Prisoners and Their Families by Carrie Wilkinson by Carrie Wilkinson In a September 2016 article on the fight for comprehensive prison and jail phone reform, PLN reported that while limits on ancillary fees had been implemented by the FCC, intrastate (in-state) …

New York: Disciplinary Segregation Settlement Finalized; $1.6 Million in Attorney Fees Awarded

Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017

Filed under: Food, Reading Materials, Education, Telephone Access, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health

New York: Disciplinary Segregation Settlement Finalized; $1.6 Million in Attorney Fees Awarded by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 31, 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin granted final approval to a historic settlement between the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and New York State that will …

From the Editor

Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Hepatitis, Telephone Rates

From the Editor by Paul Wright by Paul Wright For the past 30 years, as mass incarceration rates have skyrocketed, so has the number of prisoners infected with hepatitis C (HCV). This is in part because so many prisoners are current or former intravenous drug users, and so much time …

ACLU SoCal - Orange County Jails, 2017

Publication • June 28, 2017

Filed under: Gay/Lesbian, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Food, Overcrowding, Clothing, Plumbing, Sanitation, Prisoner Privileges, Commissary, Americans with Disabilities Act, Telephone Access, Mail, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Visiting

ACLU SoCal - Orange County Jails, 2017 JUNE 2017 A REPORT BY THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JAILS PROJECT The authors of this report are Esther Lim, MSW and Daisy Ramirez, MSW. Contributing authors and researchers: David Colker, Ruth Dawson, Peter Eliasberg, Brendan Hamme, Tasha Hill and …

New Mexico rates 2017

Kickback publication • June 20, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

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HRDC comment to FCC in response to rulemaking regarding contraband wireless devices in prisons and jails

Publication • June 19, 2017

Filed under: Cell Phone Access, HRDC Publications

of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) conducted by the Office of the Inspector General found “a significant number of federal inmates use prison telephones [i.e., the BOP’s own phone system] to commit serious crimes ...

ICE Settles Suit Filed by Immigration Detainees, Pays $405,000 in Attorney Fees

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Immigration, Attorney Calls

removal proceedings. “Defendants have violated Plaintiffs’ right to representation of counsel by denying and severely restricting Plaintiffs’ ability to make telephone calls ...

Global Tel*Link Agrees to Pay $8.8 Million in Class-action Settlement

Article • June 9, 2017 • from PLN June, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

rates to maintain communication with their friends and family members, agreed on March 27, 2017 to pay $8.8 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ...

Press Release re Amicus Brief in Support of Phone Fee Reform 2016

Publication • June 8, 2017

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

General Lori Swanson led a multi-state coalition in filing the attached Amicus Brief in support of FCC rules to reform predatory telephone rates for inmate phone calls. We are aware that your organization ...

Securus Technologies v. Chris Christie, NJ, ACLU Amicus Brief, 2017

Brief • June 7, 2017

Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Fifth Amendment

commissions or surcharges for telephone usage by inmates. N.J.S.A. 30:48.12(b). In so doing, New Jersey took a critical step in ending grossly exploitative inmate telephone rates. 5 In short, New Jersey had ...