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Jail Segregation Ban on Collect Calls Upheld

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Telephone Access, Attorney Calls, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

Jail Segregation Ban on Collect Calls Upheld by One of the plaintiff's claims was exhausted. At 291-92: He doesn't have "proof-positive," but he does have "some proof that his efforts to file grievances . . . were not facilitated by the Jail as required by the policy." Exhaustion is an …

BOP Prison Phone Suit Wrongly Dismissed

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Venue, Telephone Access

BOP Prison Phone Suit Wrongly Dismissed by New federal prison telephone policies limiting prisoners to 300 minutes per calendar month were instituted after the Bureau of Prisons settled ...

Mentally Ill WI Prisoner Sues over Control Unit Conditions

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Staffing, Exercise, Clothing, Lighting, Noise, Appointment of Counsel, Class Certification, Telephone Access, Publications/Books, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement

association." The court can't tell exactly how much his telephone access is limited, but allows the claims to go forward. Visiting--Conditions, Restraints (945-46): The plaintiff is allowed to proceed on his ...

Two Victories in New York’s Struggle Against Unjust Telephone Contract

Article • April 15, 2007 • from PLN April, 2007

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Limitations, Telephone Rates, Contractor Liability

, 2004, as the campaign was heating up, CCR filed a suit against the New York State Department of Corrections and MCI over its monopoly contract and the exorbitant telephone rates family members and others ...

Florida Utilities Commission v Evercom Fl Plf Inventory of Confidential Docs Jail Phone Overcharge 2007.pdf

Brief • April 10, 2007

Filed under: Telephones

Florida Utilities Commission v Evercom Fl Plf Inventory of Confidential Docs Jail Phone Overcharge 2007.pdf State of Florida TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399-0850 f, - d i * ,~ l , ~ i l,*~. J *I. J I r ~ 1 j DATE: April 10,2007 TO: Marguerite H. Lockard, Commission Deputy Clerk …

Florida Utilities Commission v Evercom Fl Def Response to Petition to Inspect W Letter Jail Phone Overcharge 2007.pdf

Brief • April 9, 2007

Filed under: Telephones

For collect calls made from inmate pay telephones Docket No. 060614-TC Filed: April 9 2007 RESPONSE TO PETITIONER’S PETITION AND MEMORANDUM TO INSPECT AND EXAMINE CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL AND NOTICE OF AGREEMENT ...

Sawchuck v. Jenne, FL, Order, Attorney-Client Communications, 2007

Brief • March 30, 2007

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Attorney Client, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring

Sawchuck v. Jenne, FL, Order, Attorney-Client Communications, 2007 ,~.- Case 0:06-cv-61182- KAM Document 49 " Entered on FLSD Docket 03/30/2007 Page UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No. 06- 61182- Civ- MARRAlJOHNSON JOSEPH SAWCHUCK and RICHARD SPENCER individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated Plaintiffs …

New Jersey Phone Rates Out of Control

Article • March 15, 2007 • from PLN March, 2007

Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Telephone Rates

New Jersey Phone Rates Out of Control by Gary Hunter Two calls a week from her incarcerated son costs Marjorie Arniotis over $150 per month. Lorraine Green pays around $200 a month to talk to her imprisoned son and was paying more until one of her sons was acquitted in …

Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment of Washington Phone Suit

Article • March 15, 2007 • from PLN March, 2007

Filed under: State Law Claims, Telephone Rates, Immunity/Liability, Contractor Liability

Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment of Washington Phone Suit by A Washington appeals court has overturned a lower court's grant of summary judgment to telephone companies in a lawsuit ...

Florida Utilities Commission v Evercom Fl Def Interr and Rfp Jail Phone Overcharge 2007

Brief • March 12, 2007

Filed under: Telephones

Address P 0 Box 15573 / Tallahassee, Florida 32317 Main Telephone (850) 222-0720 / Fax (850) 224-4359 02226 HAR 12: FPSC-COr.;;.I';";<l'i 'I 3 c . BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION In re ...

From the Editor

Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007

Filed under: Editorials, Telephones, Telephone Rates

and be able to, if not meet them yet, at least talk on the phone. Texas is the only prison system that does not allow its prisoners to have telephone access. Last month's issue of PLN had a cover story ...

Confronting Confinement, A Report On Safety and Abuse In America’s Prisons, Vera Justice Institute (2006), 118 pp.

Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007

Filed under: Reviews, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Totality of Conditions, Failure to Protect (General), Guard Brutality/Beatings, Telephone Rates

Confronting Confinement, A Report On Safety and Abuse In America’s Prisons, Vera Justice Institute (2006), 118 pp. by John Dannenberg Confronting Confinement, A Report On Safety and Abuse In America's Prisons, Vera Justice Institute (2006), 118 pp. Reviewed by John E. Dannenberg The Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's …

Cleaning up Mississippi’s Supermax: Conditions Suit Settled

Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007

Filed under: CMS, Medical, Contagious Disease -- Misc., Exercise, Sewage, Sanitation, Reading Materials, Vermin, Restraints, Telephone Rates, Ad-Seg Hearings, ACA

Cleaning up Mississippi’s Supermax: Conditions Suit Settled by David Reutter Cleaning up Mississippi's Supermax: Conditions Suit Settled by David M. Reutter A class action lawsuit filed on behalf of prisoners at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman charged that the totality of conditions are so "hellish" that it makes "Unit …

Ex-Communication: Competition and Collusion in the U.S. Prison Telephone Industry

Article • January 15, 2007 • from PLN January, 2007

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Contractor Misconduct, Crime, Statistics/Trends, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

of prison telephone access in the U.S. is itself of relatively recent vintage. Until the early 1970s, prisoners of the state and federal prison systems were limited to one collect call every three months ...

Tenth Circuit Reinstates Colorado Ad Seg Conditions Claims

Article • January 15, 2007 • from PLN January, 2007

Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Exercise, Showers, Frivolous Litigation (PLRA), Court Access, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Limitations, Telephone Access

confinement in three state prisons from September 2000 to August 2003. He was locked down all but five hours per week and alleges he was denied access to a telephone, showers, outdoor exercise, law library ...

Florida Utilities Commission v Evercom Fl Def Notice of Serving Jail Phone Overcharge 2006.pdf

Brief • December 18, 2006

Filed under: Telephones

/ Tallahassee, Florida 32317 Main Telephone: ( 8 5 0 ) 2 2 2 - 0 7 2 0 / Fax: ( 8 5 0 ) 2 2 4 - 4 3 5 9 FPSC-Cf!HHlSS1(7PI CLERK L BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION In re: Compliance investigation ...

Missouri Prisoner Calls Get Cheaper; But Lowest Bid Rejected

Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Missouri Prisoner Calls Get Cheaper; But Lowest Bid Rejected by The competitive bid process is normally used by state agencies to compel companies to compete with lower bids while providing the same service. Usually, the lowest bid prevails. In the case of providing collect calls for Missouri prisons, the contract …

Florida Utilities Commission v Evercom Fl Def Obj and Motion to Quash Subpoena 2 Jail Phone Overcharge 2006.pdf

Brief • November 30, 2006

Filed under: Telephones

made from inmate pay telephones _________________________________________/ Docket No. 060614-TC Filed: November 30, 2006 EVERCOM SYSTEMS, INC. D/B/A CORRECTIONAL BILLING SERVICES OBJECTIONS ...

Florida Utilities Commission v Evercom Fl Def Address Change Jail Phone Overcharge 2006.pdf

Brief • November 16, 2006

Filed under: Telephones

re: Joint petition by TDS Telecom d/b/a TDS Telecom/Quincy Telephone; ALLTEL Florida, Inc.; Northeast Florida Telephone Company d/b/a NEFCOM; GTC, Inc. d/b/a GT Com; Smart City Telecommunications, LLC ...

Sample v Bop Dc Foia Phones Its Transfers and Commissary Complaint 2006

Brief • November 15, 2006

Filed under: Telephones

/15/2006 Satellite Low, Mr. Sample's Page 2 of 14 2680 Highway 301 telephone number is 912-427-0870. 4. Plaintiff Bernard Shaw's mailing address is Bernard Shaw #59469-004, P.O. BOX 26020 ...