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OH DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016

Kickback publication • April 7, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

reduce telephone rates to five cents per minute, plus all applicable government mandated taxes and Federal Universal Service Fund fees for all calls within the United States, with no surcharge ...

WI DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016

Kickback publication • April 7, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

or permanent denial of phone usage rights for such reasons as disciplinary problems or requests by a called party Rate Tables Inmate Telephone Rates for Wisconsin Department of Corrections Payment Type Call ...

WA DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016

Kickback publication • April 7, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Sending Money Telephones Advance Payments Frequently Asked Questions Visiting Facilities Offender Info Community Jobs About DOC Go Search... Phone Calls – Telephone Communication We know ...

MN DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016

Kickback publication • April 7, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

MN DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016

SD DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016

Kickback publication • April 7, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Access Policies Frequent Questions Note: You can access the applicable DOC policies by clicking on Policies under the About Us tab. 1.5.D.4 Inmate Access to Telephones Terminology Statistics History ...

HRDC comment to FCC re hearing on contraband cell phones - April 2016

Publication • April 5, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Cell Phone Access, HRDC Publications

HRDC comment to FCC re hearing on contraband cell phones - April 2016 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS April 5, 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 to …

Second Circuit Allows Muslim Prisoners’ Bivens Claims to Proceed

Article • April 1, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016

Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Strip Searches, War on Terror, Food, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Telephone Access

;; and not allowed to move around their unit or freely use the telephone and commissary, or access MDC handbooks “which explained how to file complaints about mistreatment.” Additionally, the Court ...

D.C. Circuit Court Partially Stays FCC Order Capping Prison and Jail Phone Rates

Article • March 31, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

D.C. Circuit Court Partially Stays FCC Order Capping Prison and Jail Phone Rates by Over 1.5 million families with loved ones in state and federal prisons will experience significant financial relief with respect to the costs of Inmate Calling Services (ICS) beginning March 17, 2016, despite the best efforts of …

Bids for Florida DOC Video Visitation Technology Result in Lawsuit

Article • March 31, 2016

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Telephone Rates, Video Visitation

could receive up to 1,000 points. The company receiving the highest score would be awarded a contract to provide telephone services and video visitation technology to the DOC. When all the proposals were ...

Iowa Court Effectively Bars Lifer From Spending Any Money While In Prison

Article • March 31, 2016

Filed under: Restitution, Commissary, Telephone Access

a $240,000 bill for court costs and restitution. This means that not only will Richter be prohibited from ever buying hygiene items or food items from the prison commissary, she cannot even make a telephone ...

UT DOC CenturyLink Contract Amendment 1 - Call Rates - 3-21-2016 - 11-1-2019

Kickback publication • March 21, 2016

Filed under: Organizing, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Criminal justice system reform, Telephones, Telephone Rates

on inmate telephone calls. However, Contractor may charge "transaction fees" as allowed under current FCC regulations. These fees shall not exceed; (1) $5.95 for prepaid/debit purchases made through a live ...

Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement - Escamilla, illegal telephone recording, 2016

Brief • March 10, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement - Escamilla, illegal telephone recording, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS ...

Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement - Lehmberg, illegal telephone recording, 2016

Brief • March 10, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement - Lehmberg, illegal telephone recording, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS ...

Order Adopting Revised Inmate Phone Rules, Alabama Public Service Commission, 2014

Publication • March 9, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

COMMISSIONER Re: GENERIC PROCEEDING CONSIDERING THE PROMULGATION OF TELEPHONE RULES GOVERNING INMATE PHONE SERVICE ) ) ) DOCKET 15957 FURTHER ORDER ADOPTING REVISED INMATE PHONE SERVICE RULES ...

ALG et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement, telephone rates, 2016

Brief • March 8, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

ALG et al v. Securus and Travis Co, TX, Settlement Agreement, telephone rates, 2016 ...

GTL v. FCC-ICS, Stay Order, telephone rates, 2016

Brief • March 7, 2016

Filed under: Telephone Rates

GTL v. FCC-ICS, Stay Order, telephone rates, 2016 USCA Case #15-1461 Document #1602581 Filed: 03/07/2016 Page 1 of 2 United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT ...

Prison Phone Companies Seek New Revenue Source in Electronic Messaging

Article • February 29, 2016

Filed under: JPay, Inc., Telephones, Telephone Rates, Video Visitation

bureaus and sheriff's departments. Nothing Like Email At least 10 companies providing services ranging from financial transactions to telephone calls now offer electronic messaging at hundreds of jails ...

Prison Policy Initiative Releases Report on Email Services for Prisoners

Article • February 29, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016

Filed under: Prison Reform, Computers, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Telephone Rates, Family

Prison Policy Initiative Releases Report on Email Services for Prisoners by Derek Gilna The non-profit, Massachusetts-based Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) has released a comprehensive study on communication options for prisoners, focusing on email services while also citing issues related to phone calls, visitation and postal mail. According to the January …

Oklahoma DOC, Sheriffs Challenge FCC’s Prison Phone Reforms

Article • February 29, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016

Filed under: Prison Reform, Telephones, Telephone Rates

Oklahoma DOC, Sheriffs Challenge FCC’s Prison Phone Reforms by Carrie Wilkinson A petition for review has been filed in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Second Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on November 4, 2015, which made sweeping …

From the Editor

Article • February 29, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Prison Reform, Jail Specific, Education, Telephone Rates, Video Visitation, PLN related

From the Editor by Paul Wright One downside of publishing a magazine like Prison Legal News for 26 years is that in some respects we are not covering a one-off or isolated story but rather are reporting an ongoing and developing issue. This month’s cover story about the epic abuse, …