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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 ...
Illinois DOC - Securus Contract Renewal 2021-2022
Kickback publication • July 1, 2021
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls, Telephone Monitoring
Illinois DOC - Securus Contract Renewal 2021-2022 ϭ͘ DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT BEING RENEWED: The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology and Securus Technologies, >> are renewing Contract # CIT9331500 for phone services for the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Human Services incarcerated persons and …
USA v. Christopher, CA, Criminal Complaint, Smuggling Contraband to Inmates, 2021
Brief • 2021
Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Cell Phone Access, Conspiracies, Attempts, Solicitations
my training and experience that cellular telephones are a valued commodity in prison that can also affect the safety and security of the inmates and employees of the institution. I know that CDCR ...
Sonoma County Jail Inmate Telephone and Commissary - Grand Jury Report 2020-2021
Brief • 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
of Incarcerated Telephone Access The Sheriff’s Office’s IWT revenue comes mainly from two sources: adding convenience storelevel mark-ups to commissary items, and the jail phone contract commissions. Incarcerated ...
FCC Public Notice Seeking Comment on Third Mandatory Data Collection for Inmate Calling Services, 2021
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
minutes, average daily population, number of telephones installed, and the number of kiosks installed. Are there other types of data that would provide a more accurate picture of demand such See, e.g ...
End Predatory Costs of Communication for Incarcerated People 11-10-21
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access
End Predatory Costs of Communication for Incarcerated People 11-10-21 End Predatory Costs of Communication for Incarcerated People, Support S. 1541 and H.R. 2489 The cost of communicating with incarcerated people is often predatory and extractive. While some jails charge almost $17 for a 15-minute local call, others charge only 45 …
California Public Utilities Commission - Ruling Denying PPI Motion to Compel GTL to Respond to Data Requests 4-27-21
Brief • April 27, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
California Public Utilities Commission - Ruling Denying PPI Motion to Compel GTL to Respond to Data Requests 4-27-21 ALJ/CF1/smt 4/27/2021 FILED 04/27/21 11:52 AM BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider Regulating Telecommunications Services Used by Incarcerated People. Rulemaking 20-10-002 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW …
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 …
Comments of Prison Policy Initiative Before the Iowa Utilities Board 03-18-2021
Brief • March 18, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates
THE IOWA UTILITIES BOARD IN RE INQUIRY INTO REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE OPERATOR SERVICES COMPANIES DOCKET NO. NOI-2019-0001 IN RE RELIANCE TELEPHONE OF GRAND FORKS, INC. DOCKET NO. TF-2019 ...
Securus Technologies, LLC, v. California Dept of Technology, CA, Writ of Mandate, Inmate Phone Calls, 2021
Brief • February 11, 2021
Filed under: Telephone Rates
name, address, and numbe Nancy Graddy First Legal Support 1814 "I" Street Sacramento, CA 95814 916 444-5111 Receptionist Si nature: · Name of Service Deputy, section, and telephone number: NOTES ...
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 ...
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