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FCC Rates for Interstate Calls Report & Order for Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 2013

Brief • September 26, 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

, 2012) (including 36,690 public comments “supporting imposition of price caps on correctional facility telephone rates”). 3 The Center on the Admin. of Criminal Law 2013 Comments at 10 (citing Nancy G ...

After Ten Years, FCC Votes for Prison Phone Reforms!

Article • September 15, 2013 • from PLN September, 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

, Color of Change, Sum of Us, the United Church of Christ’s Office of Communication, National CURE and the Equitable Telephone Charges (eTc) Campaign, directed by Kay Perry of Michigan CURE. &ldquo ...

HRDC Invited to Speak at Unprecedented FCC Workshop on Prison Phone Rates

Article • August 15, 2013 • from PLN August, 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

the first panel discussion at the FCC workshop by addressing the importance of prison phone reforms. "The impact of high telephone rates on prisoners and their families cannot be overstated. Our research ...

Prisoners Respond to Call for Prison Phone Justice; SCI-Huntingdon Delivers!

Article • July 15, 2013 • from PLN July, 2013

Filed under: Organizing, Telephone Rates

Legal News. We asked you, our readers, to send letters to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) describing how you and your families have been impacted by the high cost of prison telephone calls ...

Judd v Att Wa Df Response to Settlement Proposal 2013

Brief • 2013

Filed under: Telephones

COUNTY 6 7 8 9 SANDY JUDD, TARA HERIVEL, and COLUMBIA LEGAL SERVICES, for themselves, and on behalf of all similarly situated persons, 10 11 12 13 Plaintiffs, v, AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH ...

Judd v Tnetix Wa Atty Fee Motion Tnetix Settlement 2013

Brief • 2013

Filed under: Telephones

Plaintiffs filed this class action on June 6, 2000. It arises from Washington’s Overview of Case 7 telephone rate disclosure laws. See RCW 80.36.5101, 80.36.5202, WAC 480-120-141 8 (1991) and WAC 480-120 ...

Judd v Att Wa Order Prelim Approval Settlement Allocation 2013

Brief • 2013

Filed under: Telephones

FOR KING COUNTY 7 8 9 10 SANDY JUDD, TARA HERIVEL, and COLUMBIA LEGAL SERVICES, for themselves, and on behalf of all similarly situated persons, Plaintiffs, 11 12 13 14 v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE ...

Judd v Att Wa Notice of Hearing Attorney Fees Tnetix Settlement 2013

Brief • 2013

Filed under: Telephones

OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KING 6 7 SANDY JUDD, et al., Plaintiffs, 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY and T-NETIX, Inc., Defendants. TO: NO. 00-2-17565-5 SEA ...

Washington DOC - JPay Amendment #3 2013-2014

Kickback publication • 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring

Washington DOC - JPay Amendment #3 2013-2014 State of Washington Department of Corrections Contract No. K8262 Amendment No. 3 This Amendment is made by the state of Washington, Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as Department, and JPay, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, for the purpose of amending …

FCC Public Notice - Applications Granted for the Transfer of Control of the Operating Subsidiaries of Securus, 2013.pdf

Brief • April 29, 2013

Filed under: Telephone Rates

of general applicability or are not specific to the transaction). We also note that Applicants state that they “have no intention whatsoever of using the Transaction to delay the pending inmate telephone rate ...

Louisiana Public Service Commission Postpones Prison Phone Reforms

Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Telephone Rates

Louisiana Public Service Commission Postpones Prison Phone Reforms by Mel Motel After heated hearings and postponement, on December 12, 2012, the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) voted to lower the cost of phone calls made from Louisiana prisons and jails by cutting the rates of most calls by 25% and …

Georgia Prison Disturbance Linked to Contraband Cell Phones

Article • April 15, 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Cell Phone Access

Georgia Prison Disturbance Linked to Contraband Cell Phones by In the wake of a disturbance which left twelve people injured at Hancock State Prison, Georgia prison officials are suggesting that prisoners used cell phones to plan and coordinate the uprising. On November 25, 2011, while prisoners in one area of …

Judd v Att Wa Att Letter to the Court April 2 2013

Brief • April 2, 2013

Filed under: Telephones

TELEGRAPH COMPANY; GTE NORTHWEST INC.; CENTURYTEL TELEPHONE UTILITIES, INC; NORTHWEST TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC., d/b/a PTI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; U.S. WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; TNETIX, INC., 18 Defendants. 19 ...

Judd v Att Wa Declaration Richard Spoonemore Tnetix Settlement 2013

Brief • March 25, 2013

Filed under: Telephones

FOR KING COUNTY 7 8 9 10 SANDY JUDD, TARA HERIVEL, and COLUMBIA LEGAL SERVICES, for themselves, and on behalf of all similarly situated persons, 11 12 Plaintiffs, v. 13 14 15 16 AMERICAN TELEPHONE ...

In Re Interstate Inmate Calling Costs Verizon Wireless Fcc Comment 2013

Brief • March 25, 2013

Filed under: Telephones

on which the Commission should focus. The record contains undisputed evidence that an inmate’s regular telephone and other communication with family aids in the inmate’s transition back into the community ...

Judd v Att Wa Youtz Declaration Compensation Tnetix Settlement 2013

Brief • March 25, 2013

Filed under: Telephones

ACTION DECLARATION OF CHRIS R. YOUTZ IN SUPPORT OF CLASS COUNSEL’S MOTION FOR COMPENSATION, COSTS AND INCENTIVE AWARD RE: T-NETIX SETTLEMENT AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY and T-NETIX, INC ...

Deregulation of Telephone Rates in Florida Eliminates Caps on Prisoner Rates

Article • March 15, 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Deregulation of Telephone Rates in Florida Eliminates Caps on Prisoner Rates by To comply with Florida law, the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC) amended its rules to remove its ...

Maine Supreme Judicial Court: PUC Cannot Regulate Prisoner Phone Rates

Article • March 15, 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

of Corrections (DOC) charges state prisoners was not subject to regulation by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC). A complaint was filed with the PUC alleging that the DOC's prisoner telephone rates were ...

Abuse in Los Angeles Jails Leads to Investigations, Lawsuits and Eventual Reforms

Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Retaliation against Staff, Conditions of Confinement, Overcrowding, Exercise, Clothing, Jail Specific, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Telephone Access

that ordered the county to improve jail conditions – including overcrowding, inadequate exercise, and lack of clean clothing and telephone access. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had initially ...

Historic $45 Million Settlement in Washington State Prison Phone Class-action Suit

Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

prisoners during the same time period; however, those claims were dismissed by the court under the filed tariff doctrine. In 1988, the Washington legislature determined that the provision of telephone ...