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HRDC comment to FCC re WA jail phone rates Sept 2014

Publication • October 31, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, HRDC Publications

Consolidated Telecom VAC/Global Tel*Link Crown Correctional Telephone, Inc. Interlata $3.00 + .30/min $3.00 + .30/min $7.50 $7.50 Intralata $3.00 + .30/min $3.00 + .30/min $7.50 $7.50 Local ...

HRDC comment to FCC re prison phone cost drivers July 2014

Publication • October 31, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, HRDC Publications

HRDC comment to FCC re prison phone cost drivers July 2014 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS July 17, 2014 Submitted Online Only The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Ex Parte Comment for WC Docket No. 12-375 …

HRDC comment to FCC on prison phone articles June 2014

Publication • October 31, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, HRDC Publications

. Mr. Chruby’s sentiment was echoed in dozens of lawsuits filed by inmates against Securus, Global Tel-Link and other providers. While the F.C.C. capped interstate telephone rates at 25 cents a minute ...

HRDC comment to FCC re prison phone articles Sept 2014

Publication • October 31, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, HRDC Publications

, and without such security measures, the risks to institutional security and public safety would quickly outweigh the benefits of allowing inmate telephone access." Attorneys for Telmate LLC argue that some ...

FCC Take Action

Publication • October 23, 2014

Filed under: Telephones

FCC Take Action TAKE ACTION ON PRISON PHONE RATES – CONTACT THE FCC NOW! After nearly a decade, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took action in 2013 and issued an order, effective February 11, 2014, that capped the cost of interstate (long distance) prison phone rates. This led to an …

FCC Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking WC Docket No 12-375

Publication • October 22, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

36,690 public comments “supporting imposition of price caps on correctional facility telephone rates”). 3 See U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Recidivism of State Prisoners ...

Securus v FCC, DC, Pet Intervenors Brief, inmate calling services, 2014

Brief • October 20, 2014

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

of telephone rates” and that “Congress has given the FCC explicit statutory authority to regulate inmate payphone services in particular.” (App. 6, 8). Regarding plaintiffs’ concerns about site commissions ...

Jail Video Visitation Proposal Considered in Dallas County, Texas

Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates, Visiting

Jail Video Visitation Proposal Considered in Dallas County, Texas by Jail Video Visitation Proposal Considered in Dallas County, Texa On September 9, 2014, the Dallas County Commissioners Court unanimously rejected a proposal that would have ended all face-to-face visits with prisoners at the Dallas County Jail. The Commissioners Court had …

Prison and Jail Phone Reforms Needed in New Jersey

Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Prison and Jail Phone Reforms Needed in New Jersey by Karina Wilkinson Prison and Jail Phone Reforms Needed in New Jersey by Karina Wilkinson Two prison phone service providers, Global Tel*Link and Securus, continue to overcharge prisoners and their families for calls made from prisons and jails in New Jersey. …

Video Visitation: How Private Companies Push for Visits by Video, Grassroots Leadership, 2014

Publication • October 1, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Visiting

County received $1.6 million from Securus as pre-paid commissions in October 2007 from its telephone contract, and the County is paid 23 percent of all gross revenue that Securus received from its ...

James v. GTL, NJ, Order I, Telephone Terms of Service, 2014

Brief • September 8, 2014

Filed under: Telephones

James v. GTL, NJ, Order I, Telephone Terms of Service, 2014 Case 2:13-cv-04989-WJM-MF Document 37 Filed 09/08/14 Page 1 of 2 PageID: 446 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ...

James v. GTL, NJ, Order II, Telephone Terms of Service, 2014

Brief • September 8, 2014

Filed under: Telephones

James v. GTL, NJ, Order II, Telephone Terms of Service, 2014 Case 2:13-cv-04989-WJM-MF Document 36 Filed 09/08/14 Page 1 of 2 PageID: 444 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ...

Stuart v. Gobal Tel*Link, AR, Complaint, Prison Phone Rates, 2014

Brief • September 4, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Stuart v. Gobal Tel*Link, AR, Complaint, Prison Phone Rates, 2014 Case 5:14-cv-05275-TLB Document 1 Filed 09/04/14 Page 1 of 14 PageID #: 1 Case 5:14-cv-05275-TLB Document 1 Filed 09/04/14 Page 2 of 14 PageID #: 2 Case 5:14-cv-05275-TLB Document 1 Filed 09/04/14 Page 3 of 14 PageID #: 3 Case …

Mojica v. Securus, AR, Complaint, Telephone Rates, 2014

Brief • August 14, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Mojica v. Securus, AR, Complaint, Telephone Rates, 2014 Case 5:14-cv-05258-TLB Document 1 Filed 08/14/14 Page 1 of 13 PageID #: 1 Case 5:14-cv-05258-TLB Document 1 Filed 08/14/14 Page 2 of 13 ...

Securus Technologies, v. FCC, DC, Amici Brief of Frankel, Goldblatt & Newbern, Prison Phone Rates, 2014

Brief • July 28, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

dismissed an equal protection challenge to ICS site commission arrangements on primary jurisdiction grounds, explaining: A claim of discriminatory tariffed telephone rates is precisely the kind of claim ...

Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, AAJC & NAACP Amicus Brief, Prison Phone Rates, 2014

Brief • July 28, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, AAJC & NAACP Amicus Brief, Prison Phone Rates, 2014 USCA Case #13-1280 Document #1504841 Filed: 07/28/2014 Page 1 of 29 ORAL ARGUMENT NOT YET SCHEDULED BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE | AAJC, LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW, AND THE NATIONAL …

Securus Technologies v. FCC, DC, Verizon Amicus Brief, Prison Phone Rates, 2014

Brief • July 28, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Rates

U.S.C. § 201(b). This requirement extends to “the provision of inmate telephone service in correctional institutions, and any ancillary services.” Id. § 276(d). The public, through grandmothers like ...

Austin Lawyers Guild et al v. Securus et al, TX, Amended Complaint, illegal telephone recording, 2014

Brief • July 23, 2014

Filed under: Telephone Monitoring

to the Securus Technologies’ database of recorded attorney calls for years. Senior-level members of the prosecutors’ offices were aware that confidential conversations were being recorded. Low-level prosecutors ...

SEC Rejects CCA, GEO Group Shareholder Resolutions to Reduce Prison Phone Rates

Article • July 11, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Advocacy, Prison Reform, Statistics/Trends, Telephone Rates

. [See: PLN, Jan. 2014, p.44]. Such kickbacks are typically based on a percentage of revenue generated from inmate telephone services (ITS) – revenue that is mostly paid by prisoners’ families ...

Evans v. Inmate Calling Services, NV, Appellant Reply Brief, Atty Call Monitoring, 2014

Brief • July 10, 2014

Filed under: Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring

that “Witherow does not allege that any of his attorney calls were intercepted, monitored, or eavesdropped on by Embarq or that Embarq had 4 Case: 13-17361 07/10/2014 ID: 9164537 DktEntry: 61-2 Page: 11 of 50 ...