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DTC, MA, Interlocutory Order, telephone rates, 2016

Brief • June 14, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

DTC, MA, Interlocutory Order, telephone rates, 2016 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE D.T.C. 11-16 June 14, 2016 Petition of Recipients of Collect Calls from ...

Lyon v. ICE, CA, Settlement, class action telephone access, 2016

Brief • June 13, 2016

Filed under: Class Certification, Immigration, Telephone Access, Attorney Calls

Lyon v. ICE, CA, Settlement, class action telephone access, 2016 1 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 AUDLEY BARRINGTON LYON, JR ...

Petition of ICS Users to Investigate Tariffs Filed by ICS Providers, MA, 2016

Brief • June 10, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls

to pay 50 percent commissions. Facilitating telephone access is no more than a tiny portion of any Correctional Officers' duties and is appropriately part of an Officer's job — just as supervising ...

GTL v. FCC-ICS, Companies Joint Brief, telephone rates, 2016

Brief • June 6, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

GTL v. FCC-ICS, Companies Joint Brief, telephone rates, 2016 USCA Case #15-1461 Document #1617174 Filed: 06/06/2016 Page 1 of 95 INITIAL VERSION PUBLIC COPY—SEALED MATERIAL DELETED ORAL ARGUMENT ...

GTL v. FCC-ICS, DC, States Brief, telephone rates, 2016

Brief • June 6, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

GTL v. FCC-ICS, DC, States Brief, telephone rates, 2016 USCA Case #15-1461 Document #1617181 Filed: 06/06/2016 ORAL ARGUMENT NOT YET SCHEDULED Page 1 of 80 No. 15-1461 and Consolidated Cases ...

A Prison Telecom in Sheep’s Clothing

Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016

Filed under: Advocacy, Telephones, Telephone Rates, PLN Litigation, PLN related

to cell phones is restricted, the use of the prison’s telephone system increases – which results in larger profits for the ICS provider. The failure to disclose Wigger’s affiliation ...

Advocates Leery of Cell Phones Given to Undocumented Immigrants

Article • June 3, 2016 • from PLN June, 2016

Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Immigration, Telephone Monitoring, Cell Phone Access

Advocates Leery of Cell Phones Given to Undocumented Immigrants by Derek Gilna Immigration rights advocates are suspicious of a new government-funded program administered by GEO Care – a division of the GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest for-profit prison companies – that supplies cell phones to low-risk undocumented immigrants. …

ICE Management Controls Over Detainee Telephone Services, OIG, 2010

Publication • June 3, 2016

Filed under: Corrections Audits, Immigration, Telephones

ICE Management Controls Over Detainee Telephone Services, OIG, 2010 Department of Homeland Security Ofﬁce of Inspector General Immigration and Customs Enforcement Management Controls Over Detainee ...

GTL v. FCC-ICS, Securus Brief, telephone rates, 2016

Brief • June 3, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

GTL v. FCC-ICS, Securus Brief, telephone rates, 2016 USCA Case #15-1461 Document #1616683 Filed: 06/03/2016 Page 1 of 13 INITIAL VERSION IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT ...

FCC re Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services - Global TelLink, DC, Petition for Waiver of Deadline to Implement Rules, 2016.pdf

Brief • June 1, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

47 C.F.R. § 64.6000(h)). 8 80 Fed. Reg. 79136 (Dec. 18, 2015). 9 47 C.F.R. § 1.3. 10 WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153 (D.C. Cir. 1969). 11 Northeast Cellular Telephone Co. v. FCC, 897 F.2d 1164 ...

Yale Law School - Letter to BOP Director re Prison Phone Access, 2016

Publication • 2016

Filed under: Telephone Access

. 7 Telephone access is an indispensable and cost effective means of communication for supporting family relationships. Further, telephone access is critical for postrelease planning between ...

FCC - Invitation for Submissions to #Solutions2020 Call to Action Plan, 2016

Publication • 2016

Filed under: Telephones

FCC - Invitation for Submissions to #Solutions2020 Call to Action Plan, 2016 Media Contact: David Grossman, (202) 418-2100 david.grossman@fcc.gov For Immediate Release FCC Commissioner Clyburn Invites Additional Submissions for the #Solutions2020 Call to Action Plan WASHINGTON, November 10, 2016 – Today, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn announced that she is inviting …

Iowa DOC ICS Rates effective January 16, 2016

Kickback publication • 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Iowa DOC ICS Rates effective January 16, 2016 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS RATE INFORMATION FOR OFFENDER TELEPHONE SERVICE **********EFFECTIVE January 19, 2016********** MAXIMUM COST IS BASED ...

Romero et al v. Securus, CA, Complaint, illegal recording monitoring telephone calls, 2016

Brief • May 27, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Monitoring

Romero et al v. Securus, CA, Complaint, illegal recording monitoring telephone calls, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-01283-JM-MDD Document 1 Filed 05/27/16 Page 1 of 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 LAW OFFICES ...

Systems to Intercept Calls from Contraband Cell Phones in California Prisons, CCST, 2012

Publication • May 26, 2016

Filed under: Cell Phone Access

an Invitation for Bid (IFB),3 for replacement of the Inmate and Wards Telephone System (IWTS) including a requirement and specifications for the installation and operation of a MAS at each of the 33 State Prison ...

DTC, MA, GTL Reply Brief, telephone rates, 2016

Brief • May 23, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

DTC, MA, GTL Reply Brief, telephone rates, 2016 Before the COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE Petition of Recipients of Collect Calls from Prisoners ...

DTC, MA, Petitioners' Reply Brief, telephone rates, 2016

Brief • May 23, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

DTC, MA, Petitioners' Reply Brief, telephone rates, 2016 ...

HRDC letter filed on FCC Docket re Wigger and field hearing - April 2016

Publication • May 9, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, Cell Phone Access, HRDC Publications

HRDC letter filed on FCC Docket re Wigger and field hearing - April 2016 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS April 7, 2016 Submitted Online Only Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 RE: Ex Parte Submission Promoting Technological Solutions …

How Prison Phone Calls Became a Tax on the Poor

Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates, Family, Fathers in Prison, Mothers in Prison

How Prison Phone Calls Became a Tax on the Poor by by Eric Markowitz, International Business Times On a recent sticky morning in a trailer park in Biloxi, Mississippi, Mary Jo Barnett switched on her 8-inch Samsung Galaxy tablet to speak with her 20-year-old daughter, Amber, who suffers from bipolar disorder …

A “Quantum Leap” Isn’t Far Enough for the Prison Phone Industry

Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016

Filed under: Prison Reform, Telephone Rates, PLN Litigation

A “Quantum Leap” Isn’t Far Enough for the Prison Phone Industry by Carrie Wilkinson The December 2015 issue of Prison Legal News detailed a historic October 2015 rulemaking decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to comprehensively reform the prison phone industry. Regular PLN readers are all too familiar with …