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Suit by HRDC Alleging GTL and Securus Violated Sherman Anti-Trust Act Survives Motion to Dismiss
Article • February 1, 2022 • from PLN February, 2022
Filed under: Telephone Rates, Antitrust Offenses, HRDC Litigation, Securus, Global Tel*Link Corp
) alleging a price-fixing and kickback scheme by prison telephone service providers Global Tel*Link Corp. (now known as ViaPath), Securus Technologies, LLC, and 3Cinteractive Corp. (3Ci), survived a motion ...
All Massachusetts Jails to Provide Prisoners Ten Free Minutes of Phone Calls Per Week and Cap Charges on Additional Minutes at 14 Cents
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
by State Senator Cynthia Creem and Representative Chynah Tyler, which would require the provision of free telephone calls to people incarcerated in the state’s jails and prisons. In promoting the bill ...
Louisville Jail Moves to Have Free Phone Calls for Prisoners by First of the Year
Article • November 1, 2021 • from PLN November, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
from telephone kickbacks for the year 2021. The city plans to use the better revenue forecasts and federal American Rescue Act funds” to cover half that revenue ($350,000) and take some pressure ...
California Slashes High Call Rates in Prisons and Jails
Article • October 1, 2021 • from PLN October, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
California Slashes High Call Rates in Prisons and Jails by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On the heels of a May 2021 decision by federal regulators that sharply lowered rates prisoners and their loved ones pay for interstate calls, the California Public Utilities Commission (CAPUC) adopted a rule on August …
Tenth Circuit Rejects Government’s Appeal Over Recorded Attorney Calls and Visits at Private Prison in Leavenworth
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Attorney Client, Attorney Calls, Recordings
Tenth Circuit Rejects Government’s Appeal Over Recorded Attorney Calls and Visits at Private Prison in Leavenworth by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Over five years ago, federal prosecutors ...
FCC Takes Further Action on Prison and Jail Phone Rates
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
FCC Takes Further Action on Prison and Jail Phone Rates by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A review of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report and adopted order on rates for interstate inmate calling services (ICS), released May 24, 2021. When this rule takes effect—90days after its release—ICS interstate call …
HRDC Sues Illinois DOC Under FOIA, Again, for GTL Contract Details
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates, PLN Litigation, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
HRDC Sues Illinois DOC Under FOIA, Again, for GTL Contract Details by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On August 18, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the circuit court for Cook County in Chicago, Illinois by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the publisher of Prison Legal News (PLN) and …
The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Filed under: Cell Phone Access
The Fight Over Cellphones in Prisons Rages On by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant shut-downs have focused attention on the need for connection between all members of society, and for many prisoners, denied in-person visits, a contraband cellphone has helped them keep in touch with …
San Diego Jail Approves Free Phone and Video Calls
Article • September 1, 2021 • from PLN September, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates, Video Visitation
San Diego Jail Approves Free Phone and Video Calls by The County of San Diego Board of Supervisors (Board) voted unanimously February 27, 2021 to stop charging prisoners and detainees in county jails and juvenile detention centers for phone calls. The initiative called for the Board to develop a plan …
Connecticut Makes All Prison Communications Free, Makes History
Article • August 1, 2021 • from PLN August, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Connecticut Makes All Prison Communications Free, Makes History by Daniel A. Rosen Connecticut made history on June 16, 2020, when Governor Lamont signed Senate Bill 972, making the state the first in the country where prison phone calls will be free for all prisoners and their families, including incarcerated youth. …
Iowa Jails Lower Phone Rates But Not Far Enough
Article • July 1, 2021 • from PLN July, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
county,’’ HRDC said in a September 19, 2019, letter commenting on Utility Board questions. ‘‘There is no reason to allow a telephone company to exert such radical price ...
Michigan Begins Video Visits During Coronavirus Pandemic
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Rates, Video Visitation
Michigan Begins Video Visits During Coronavirus Pandemic by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Over six months after concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic halted in-person visitation at Michigan state prisons in March 2020, the state Department of Corrections (DOC) launched a pilot program of video visitation on October 9 to …
People in jails are using more phone minutes during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite decreased jail populations
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Access, Reduction of Prison Population
People in jails are using more phone minutes during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite decreased jail populations by Andrea Fenster Our study of 14 jails finds that there were 8% more overall minutes used during the pandemic, despite the fact that nationwide jail populations have fallen about 15%. by Andrea Fenster, Prison …
Federal Judge in Georgia Grants Class Action Status to Prisoners’ Suit Against Global Tel*Link
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Class Certification, Telephone Rates, Contractor Liability
Federal Judge in Georgia Grants Class Action Status to Prisoners’ Suit Against Global Tel*Link by Monday, November 30, 2020, was a big day for a group of Georgia prisoners suing their phone service provider, Global Tel*Link (GTL), over the company’s allegedly hidden policy of confiscating any unused funds in their …
Global Tel*Link Hit with Sanctions For Discovery Violations in Georgia Prison Call Class Action
Article • February 1, 2021 • from PLN February, 2021
Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Discovery, Telephone Rates, Contractor Liability
wished to communicate by telephone with an incarcerated person to first deposit money in a GTL account, from which the cost of each call was deducted. However, as noted by the judge in the Georgia ...
CoreCivic and Securus Technologies Agree to Pay $3.7 Million to Settle Suit for Illegally Recording Attorney-Client Conversations
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Settlements, Telephones, Contractor Liability, Breach of Contract
in Maryland that operates state and federal prisons, jails and detention facilities, including the LDC. Securus Technologies is a private corporation that provides telephonic communication and recording ...
Scottish Prisoners Issued Mobile Phones During Pandemic
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Filed under: Cell Phone Access
Scottish Prisoners Issued Mobile Phones During Pandemic by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Lockdowns instituted because of the coronavirus pandemic have had a benefit for Scottish prisoners. The Scottish Prison Services (SPS) spent over 160,000 pounds on mobile phones for prisoners to stay in touch with their families. The SPS …
NBA Owner Capitalizes on Mass Incarceration; Players Silent
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: JPay, Inc., Seizure of Prisoner Funds, Telephone Rates
billion under management. One of the companies in Platinum Equity’s portfolio is Aventiv, one of the largest companies providing telephone and money transfer services to prisoners. Operating under ...
Cost of Communicating with Prisoners Breaking Family Budgets During Pandemic
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Rates
Cost of Communicating with Prisoners Breaking Family Budgets During Pandemic by David Reutter by David M. Reutter For those with loved ones in prisons, the coronavirus pandemic has increased the desire for communication to ensure the well-being of the imprisoned. The exorbitant cost of such calls is straining already-stretched budgets. …
Federal Judge Approves $25 Million Class Action Settlement Against Global Tel*Link
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Filed under: Private Prisons, Telephone Rates, Class Actions
telephone calls through the company from New Jersey prisoners before June 2010 or in Essex County, N.J., before June 2011, would be able to file claims. GTL also had been heavily criticized for requiring ...
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