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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 ...

NY: Prisoner's Abuse Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss

Article • October 31, 2016

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Telephones, Failure to Train/Supervise, Mental Health, Denial of Religious Services

case, Smith sued because jail officials changed his telephone PIN number without notice. While that case was pending, Smith filed another case against Riker's Island alleging improper religious ...

Eighth Circuit Finds No Constitutional Right to Communicate in Chinese

Article • October 25, 2016

Filed under: Discrimination, Interpreters, Telephones, Mail, Mail Regulations, Due Process, Family

Eighth Circuit Finds No Constitutional Right to Communicate in Chinese by Lonnie Burton On August 15, 2016, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a case filed by a Chinese-born Missouri state prisoner who had his mail to and from China repeatedly rejected by prison officials. …

Prison-Area Cell Phone Companies Not Liable for Attempted Hit on Guard

Article • October 14, 2016

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Telephones, Cell Phone Access, Contractor Liability

Prison-Area Cell Phone Companies Not Liable for Attempted Hit on Guard by Matthew Clarke In a March 25, 2015, opinion, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that cell phone service providers and owners of cell towers in the area around a South Carolina prison were not liable for the …

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 ...

Judge Orders End to Recording of Attorney-Client Meetings at CCA’s Leavenworth Detention Center

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

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Jail Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Attorney Client, Telephone Monitoring

Judge Orders End to Recording of Attorney-Client Meetings at CCA’s Leavenworth Detention Center by Derek Gilna The Kansas Federal Public Defenders’ Office has challenged a scheme whereby officials at a detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) secretly video-recorded confidential attorney-client meetings. As a result, …

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 ...

No Way to Call Home: Incarcerated Deaf People Are Locked in a Prison Inside a Prison

Article • September 22, 2016

Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Disabled Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Video Visitation, Family

for the receiver on the other end. For many in the deaf community, VRS is a part of everyday life, just like a landline telephone, but the service is not available at the Jefferson Parish Prison and most jails ...

Global Tel Link v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, DC, Amicus Brief for States of MN, IL, MA, NM, NY, WA, and DC, Telephone Contact During Incarceration, 2016

Brief • September 19, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Family

. ................................................................. 8 C. The FCC’s Order Also Supports Improved Outcomes For Offenders’ Families And Children. ..................................................... 11 IMPLEMENTATION OF REASONABLE TELEPHONE RATES ...

GTL v. FCC-ICS, DC, Amicus Brief Support of State Respondents, telephone rates, 2016

Brief • September 19, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

GTL v. FCC-ICS, DC, Amicus Brief Support of State Respondents, telephone rates, 2016 USCA Case #15-1461 Document #1636355 Filed: 09/19/2016 Page 1 of 27 NOT YET SCHEDULED FOR ORAL ARGUMENT No. 15 ...

Dunn v. Dunn, AL, Consent Decree, ADA Compliance, 2016

Brief • September 9, 2016

Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Telephone Access, Mental Health, Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability

and Services: Refers to qualified interpreters, note takers, transcription services, written materials, telephone handset amplifiers, assistive listening systems, telephones compatible with hearing aids, closed ...

Dunn v. Dunn, AL, Final Settlement Approval, ADA Compliance, 2016

Brief • September 9, 2016

Filed under: Deaf Prisoners, Americans with Disabilities Act, Telephone Access, Mental Health, Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability

Dunn v. Dunn, AL, Final Settlement Approval, ADA Compliance, 2016 Case 2:14-cv-00601-MHT-TFM Document 727 Filed 09/09/16 Page 1 of 116 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION JOSHUA DUNN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JEFFERSON S. DUNN, in his official capacity as …

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 ...