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Letter to National Sheriffs' Association - COVID-19 phone costs, 2020

Publication • April 23, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, HRDC Sign on Letters

Letter to National Sheriffs' Association - COVID-19 phone costs, 2020 April 23, 2020 National Sheriffs’ Association 1450 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Dear Sheriff Daron Hall and all other Sheriffs, The COVID-19 outbreak has overwhelmed many public systems, and the correctional system is no different. Prisons and jails are breeding …

Letter to National Governors Association - COVID-19 phone costs, 2020

Publication • April 23, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, HRDC Sign on Letters

Letter to National Governors Association - COVID-19 phone costs, 2020 April 23, 2020 National Governors Association 444 North Capitol Street, Suite 267 Washington, D.C. 20001 Dear Governor Larry Hogan and all other Governors, The COVID-19 outbreak has overwhelmed many public systems, and the correctional system is no different. Prisons and …

Letter to US Conference of Mayors - COVID-19 phone costs, 2020

Publication • April 23, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, HRDC Sign on Letters

Letter to US Conference of Mayors - COVID-19 phone costs, 2020 April 23, 2020 The United States Conference of Mayors 1620 I St. NW Washington, D.C. 20006 Dear Mayor Bryan K. Barnett and all other Mayors, The COVID-19 outbreak has overwhelmed many public systems, and the correctional system is no …

Letter to FCC - Protect Incarcerated People, 2020

Publication • April 7, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, HRDC Sign on Letters

Letter to FCC - Protect Incarcerated People, 2020 April 7, 2020 Chairman Ajit V. Pai Commissioner Michael O’Rielly Commissioner Brendan Carr Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel Commissioner Geoffrey Starks Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 PROTECT INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS Re: Docket Nos. …

The Ongoing Push to End Outrageous Prison Phone Charges

Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates, State Legislation

The Ongoing Push to End Outrageous Prison Phone Charges by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Groups in several states are drawing increased attention to the high cost of jail and prison phone rates, and pushing to reduce or eliminate such charges. HRDC, the publisher of PLN, has been a …

Oregon Lawmakers Prohibit Prison and Jail Telephone Kickbacks

Article • March 3, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Oregon Lawmakers Prohibit Prison and Jail Telephone Kickbacks by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson This isn’t just an issue of economics,” said Oregon Senator Sara Gelser, the chief ...

ICSolutions - Section J Rates and Fees

Publication • February 4, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

N/A N/A International N/A N/A In Option 2, Proposer shall: 1) Propose a flat per‐incarcerated person telephone & video station lease fee that shall be payable by City on a per station basis covering ...

Edovo - Section J Rates and Fees

Publication • February 3, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

/A International N/A N/A In Option 2, Proposer shall: 1) Propose a flat per‐incarcerated person telephone & video station lease fee that shall be payable by City on a per station basis covering the scope of the RFP ...

Securus - J Section Rates and Fees

Publication • February 3, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

through the IPTS or WS scheduling program. N/A International N/A In Option 2, Proposer shall: 1} Propose a flat per-incarcerated person telephone & video station lease fee that shall be payable by City ...

GTL - Section J Rates and Fees

Publication • January 31, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

, Proposer shall: 1) Propose a flat per‐incarcerated person telephone & video station lease fee that shall be payable by City on a per station basis covering the scope of the RFP associated with the IPTS ...

MD DPSCS GTL Signed Contract 2019 - 2022

Kickback publication • January 24, 2020

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, Telephone Monitoring

prepaid as folJows: If to the State: AnnaLansaw Dm:ctor of Procurement Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services 300 Bast Joppa Road, Suite 1000 Baltimo~, Maryland 21286 Telephone#: (:f10 ...

MN DOC GTL Phone Rates 2019

Kickback publication • January 24, 2020

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

MN DOC GTL Phone Rates 2019 Exhibit 8-1 Price Schedule for Phone Rates Rate par Min_ Call Type for Offender/Client IntraState Interstate International $0.040 $0.040 .. :$0.[68 TTYNRS* 0,00 · .. State Rataper Min Commission for Rate-40_% · Debit/Prepaid State Commission Rate-40% Rate per Min State for Commission Collect Rate-40 …

Securus Technologies Rebrands as Aventiv

Article • January 9, 2020 • from PLN January, 2020

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Securus Technologies Rebrands as Aventiv by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss On October 8, 2019, a corporate reorganization listed Aventiv Technologies as the parent company of Securus Technologies, Inc., JPay and AllPaid (formerly known as GovPayNet). Securus has a long history of providing prison and jail phone services, and price …

Highest 2019 Reported Charge for a 15-Minute Call by Facility Location

Publication • December 31, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Highest 2019 Reported Charge for a 15-Minute Call by Facility Location Highest 2019 Reported Charge for a 15-Minute Call by Facility Location Where Reported Rates Exceed the FCC Interstate Debit/Prepaid Cap of $3.15 for a 15-Minute Call Subsequent Minute Prepaid/Debit Rate 15 Minute Call Rate Site Facility City County State …

Worth Rises: Paying for Jail - How County Jails Extract Wealth from New York Communities, 2019

Publication • December 1, 2019

Filed under: Cost of Prison Systems, Jail Specific, Bail Bonds, Freedom of Information Act, Telephone Rates, Family, First Amendment, rights

. Global Tel*Link Connect Network (n.d.). Retrieved from https://web.connectnetwork.com/. 20 Federal Communications Commission (2016). “Consumer Guide Inmate Telephone Service.” Retrieved from https ...

City and County of San Francisco Request for Proposals for Incarcerated Person Communication Services

Publication • November 1, 2019

Filed under: Telephone Rates

, reliable incarcerated person communications solution including incarcerated person telephones, standard visitation services and additional technologies that meet the requirements described in this RFP ...

Amicus Brief for Phone Rates, CA, 2019

Filing • October 22, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, PLN Litigation

DIVISION 8 cmortelliti COUNTY INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE CASES B291341 Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC635599, 16CIV00826, 16CV299039, 30-201600877929CUCRCXC, 56-2016-00487250CUNPVTA, CIVDS1616216 ...

In re County Inmate Telephone Services Cases, CA, Application for Amicus Brief, 2019

Filing • October 22, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates, PLN Litigation

governments enacted more permissive telephone access programs aimed at increasing incarcerated individuals’ community contact. Id. Following these legislative changes, AT&T retained an exclusive monopoly ...

San Francisco to Cut Costs for Jail Phone Calls, Commissary Sales

Article • October 4, 2019 • from PLN October, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

Justice Project’s director, Anne Stuhl, are also firmly on board with Breed’s vision to ease the financial costs imposed on prisoners and their families. Currently a telephone call costs $0.14 ...

WV DCR Prison Phone Rates - Effective Through 2-12-2020

Kickback publication • September 27, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

with CenturyLink to provide calling and account billing services to inmates. Recipients of these calls may include friends, relatives, and attorneys. Called parties can establish and fund prepaid calling accounts ...