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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 ...
Massachusetts Jail Phone Cost Reductions Under Attack
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Evangelidis’ jail holds mental health, education, substance abuse and music programs. These programs are funded through telephone revenue “commissions” paid to Cocchi by ICSolutions ...
$225,000 Windfall in Lehigh County, Pa. But Officials Don’t Cut Jail Phone Costs
Article • November 1, 2020 • from PLN November, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Rates
$225,000 Windfall in Lehigh County, Pa. But Officials Don’t Cut Jail Phone Costs by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Renegotiation of its jail telephone contract netted Pennsylvania’s ...
San Francisco Eliminates Fees on Jail Phone Calls
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Commissary, Telephone Rates
’s unanimous July 14, 2020 vote to end jail telephone call and commissary fees. Before this, California law authorized counties to charge prisoners for telephone calls and jail commissary items ...
Dallas County, Texas Jails Finally Enter the 21st Century on Phone Rates
Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020
Filed under: Telephone Rates
Dallas County, Texas Jails Finally Enter the 21st Century on Phone Rates by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Until February 18, 2020, it cost pre- and post-trial detainees in the Dallas County, Texas jails .24¢ per minute to speak to their families on the phone. Urged by criminal justice reform …
Families Accuse Arkansas Prison of Poor Communication on COVID-19 Prisoners
Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020
Filed under: Medical Records, COVID-19, Telephone Access
Families Accuse Arkansas Prison of Poor Communication on COVID-19 Prisoners by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Arkansas’ Cummins Unit prison facility had 11 confirmed deaths due to coronavirus as of June 9, 2020. Families were concerned over a lack of communication and delayed notification from the Arkansas Department of Corrections …
Quarantine Fatigue vs. Escalating Prison Lockdowns (During COVID-19 & Black Lives Matter Protests)
Article • July 30, 2020
Filed under: Telephone Rates, Fathers in Prison, Children of Prisoners
Quarantine Fatigue vs. Escalating Prison Lockdowns (During COVID-19 & Black Lives Matter Protests) by Ava Martoma KidsMates, Inc. Blog Post By Ava Martoma, Age 13 Like much of America, I’m feeling quarantine fatigue. On the upside, I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on … well, everything. Lately, George …
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Unrest in Prisons Around the Globe
Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Access, Visiting
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Unrest in Prisons Around the Globe by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The COVID-19 pandemic, or rather government officials’ inept reaction to the pandemic, has led to unrest in prisons around the world—especially in South America and the Middle East. This has resulted in the escape …
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