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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 ...

Family Connections Bill Signed into Law in Illinois

Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016

Filed under: Release and Reentry, Telephones, Telephone Rates, Family

Family Connections Bill Signed into Law in Illinois by Carrie Wilkinson Illinois Governor Bruce V. Rauner signed HB 6200, the Family Connections Bill, into law on August 22, 2016. Under the provisions of that legislation, domestic prison phone rates within the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and Department of Juvenile …

Massachusetts Prisoners Involved in Reform Efforts Transferred, Held in Solitary

Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016

Filed under: Transfers, Retaliatory Transfers, Retaliation for Organizing, Retaliatory Segregation, Telephone Access, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Visiting

Massachusetts Prisoners Involved in Reform Efforts Transferred, Held in Solitary by Christopher Zoukis Three Massachusetts state prisoners have been placed in segregation in apparent retaliation for their prison reform activism. Timothy Muise, Shawn Fisher and Steven James, all incarcerated at the medium-security prison MCI Shirley, were taken from their cells …

The Fight for Comprehensive Prison Phone Reform Continues

Article • September 2, 2016 • from PLN September, 2016

Filed under: Money/Property, Telephones, Telephone Rates, PLN Litigation, Family, PLN related

The Fight for Comprehensive Prison Phone Reform Continues by Carrie Wilkinson As previously reported in PLN, the prison telecom industry has been successful so far in delaying implementation of the rate caps ordered by the FCC in October 2015. [See: PLN, May 2016, p.36; Dec. 2015, p.40]. And while the …

HRDC Letter to Fisch, American Securities, Re Global TelLink and Human Rights Watch, 2015

Publication • September 1, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

it is committed to fulfilling “its responsibilities with the highest level of integrity and ethics,” we submit it is inherently unethical to gouge prisoners’ families through exorbitant telephone rates and monopoly ...

Supplemental HRDC Comment to the CFPB re Arbitration Agreements - Aug. 2016

Publication • August 26, 2016

Filed under: Money/Property, Telephones, HRDC Publications

, et al., 13 Civ. 4989 (WJM) (MF) Plaintiffs, vs. NOTICE OF MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION, INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE and DSI-ITI LLC, ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED Defendants ...

Arkansas Federal Court Holds No First Amendment Right to Lower Prison Phone Rates

Article • August 25, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, First Amendment

no First Amendment right to a specific telephone rate. Arkansas state prisoners Winston Holloway and Joseph Breault filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in federal court alleging ...

Court Certifies Class-Action in Lawsuit Over Washington State Prison Phones

Article • August 23, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

to the failure of the prisoner telephone service in some Washington State prisons to provide rate information. Sandy Judd, Tara Herivel and Columbia Legal Services are class representatives for persons who ...

In Person and Video Visiting, Urbana Champaign Independent Media, 2016

Publication • August 23, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Video Visitation, Family

In Person and Video Visiting, Urbana Champaign Independent Media, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2016 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Brian Dolinar, Program Director, Independent Media Center 217-621-5827, briandolinar@ucimc.org Michelle Jett, State Rep. Carol Ammons 217-531-1660, michelle@staterepcarolammons.com Urbana, IL - In-person contact visits are now legally guaranteed in Illinois prisons, setting …

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 …

HRDC comments to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau re Arbitration Agreements - Aug. 2016

Publication • August 22, 2016

Filed under: Money/Property, Trust Accounts, Telephones, HRDC Publications

that consumers must establish to receive telephone calls from loved ones in prison or jail, to place money on trust or commissary accounts used by prisoners to buy items within the facility and to release debit ...