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Dallas County, Texas Jails Finally Enter the 21st Century on Phone Rates

Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

Dallas County, Texas Jails Finally Enter the 21st Century on Phone Rates by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Until February 18, 2020, it cost pre- and post-trial detainees in the Dallas County, Texas jails .24¢ per minute to speak to their families on the phone. Urged by criminal justice reform …

FCC In the Matter of Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services

Brief • September 1, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

on their websites, undercutting any claim of confidentiality.22 Other providers that (Continued from previous page) Apr. 1, 2020) (Tab II. ICS Rates) (ATN Annual Report). Crown Correctional Telephone did not report ...

FCC Public Notice Re Acquisition of Legacy Inmate Communications by Global Tel Link 2020

Publication • August 27, 2020

Filed under: Telephones

FCC Public Notice Re Acquisition of Legacy Inmate Communications by Global Tel Link 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: https://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 20-965 August 27, 2020 APPLICATIONS FILED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF …

Families Accuse Arkansas Prison of Poor Communication on COVID-19 Prisoners

Article • August 1, 2020 • from PLN August, 2020

Filed under: Medical Records, COVID-19, Telephone Access

Families Accuse Arkansas Prison of Poor Communication on COVID-19 Prisoners by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Arkansas’ Cummins Unit prison facility had 11 confirmed deaths due to coronavirus as of June 9, 2020. Families were concerned over a lack of communication and delayed notification from the Arkansas Department of Corrections …

Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Global Tel*Link

Publication • August 1, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

. (b) The following information is required to sign up: (i) The enroller must be their company's authorized financial representative, (ii) the company's legal name, main telephone number and all physical ...

HRDC FCC Comments

Publication • July 31, 2020

Filed under: Telephones, HRDC Publications

reported that 34% of families of prisoners go into debt because of the costs of telephone calls. vi According to the FCC’s own report, studies have shown that prisoners who P.O. Box 1151 Lake Worth, FL 33460 ...

Quarantine Fatigue vs. Escalating Prison Lockdowns (During COVID-19 & Black Lives Matter Protests)

Article • July 30, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates, Fathers in Prison, Children of Prisoners

Quarantine Fatigue vs. Escalating Prison Lockdowns (During COVID-19 & Black Lives Matter Protests) by Ava Martoma KidsMates, Inc. Blog Post By Ava Martoma, Age 13 Like much of America, I’m feeling quarantine fatigue. On the upside, I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on … well, everything. Lately, George …

California Court of Appeal Upholds Dismissal of Challenge to Excessive Jail Phone Rates as Unconstitutional Tax

Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

of appeal noted that “the general rule is that a person may not sue to recover excess taxes paid by someone else. Plaintiffs may have paid exorbitant charges to the telephone provider, but they did ...

Albert, et al. v. Global Tel*Link Corp., Securus Technologies, 3Cinteractive Corp., MD, class action complaint, prison phone calls, 2020

Filing • June 29, 2020

Filed under: Complaints, Telephone Rates

in a prison or jail in the United States. I. INTRODUCTION 1. This case concerns a scheme by the Defendants—including the nation’s two largest providers of telephone calling services for inmates—to fix ...

Albert, et al. v. Global Tel*Link Corp., Securus Technologies, 3Cinteractive Corp., MD, class action complaint, prison phone calls, 2020

Brief • June 29, 2020

Filed under: RICO, Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Monitoring, Mail, Antitrust Offenses

in a prison or jail in the United States. I. INTRODUCTION 1. This case concerns a scheme by the Defendants—including the nation’s two largest providers of telephone calling services for inmates—to fix ...

Romero v. Securus Technologies, Inc, CA, Motion, Telephone Surveillance, 2020

Brief • June 5, 2020

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Telephone Monitoring, Roving Bugs/Wiretaps, Privacy Act/Rights

Romero v. Securus Technologies, Inc, CA, Motion, Telephone Surveillance, 2020 Case 3:16-cv-01283-JM-MDD Document 175 Filed 05/18/20 PageID.5351 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NICHOLAS J. FOX (SBN ...

Company Hawking Prison Phone Monitoring Technology as Way to Discover Coronavirus Infections

Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020

Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Monitoring

Company Hawking Prison Phone Monitoring Technology as Way to Discover Coronavirus Infections by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A Los Angeles-based company has been selling to jails and prison systems phone-monitoring technology that searches for keywords, touting it as a way to discover COVID-19 infections early. LEO Technologies developed the …

Prison Officials Limit Prisoner Communications During COVID-19 Crisis

Article • June 1, 2020 • from PLN June, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Access, Video Visitation

access to telephones and emails, solely to mitigate the spread of the virus from multiple people touching keyboards and handsets,” a move strongly condemned by the American Civil Liberties Union ...

No Kickbacks Campaign - a Parole Illinois Project, 2020

Publication • 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

No Kickbacks Campaign - a Parole Illinois Project, 2020 INTRODUCING THE KICKBACKS CAMPAIGN A PAROLE UUU~@U~ Project ParoleIllinois.org ParoleIllinois@gmail.com Parole Illinois 601 S. California Ave., Chicago, IL 60612 IJL @ ParoleIllinois PAGE 2 NO KICKBACKS Thanks to conscientious State legislators, concerned citizens, and activists both inside and out of prison …

TX - Dallas County - Securus contract - 2020-2025

Kickback publication • 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

and international calls and local telephone exchange service; 2) A technology system, which includes, but is not limited to system infrastructure, network, database, servers, new call processors, digital and analog ...

California Dept of Corrections Contract With Global Tel Link Thru 2026

Kickback publication • 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

CDCR Field Offices 2.1.4 Telephone System 2.1.5 Domestic And International Call Volumes and Call Rates 2.1.6 Space And Space Conditioning 2.1.7 Facility Cable Plant And Infrastructure 2.1.8 Managed ...

CDCR Contract With Global Tel Link - Amendment #1

Kickback publication • 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

CDCR Field Offices 2.1.4 Telephone System 2.1.5 Domestic And International Call Volumes and Call Rates 2.1.6 Space And Space Conditioning 2.1.7 Facility Cable Plant And Infrastructure 2.1.8 Managed ...

California CDCR - GTL Amendment #1 2020-2026

Kickback publication • 2020

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

Background 1.2 Purpose 2 CURRENT ENVIRONMENT AND PROPOSED ENVIRONMENT 9 9 10 10 2.1 Current Environment 2.1.1 Adult facilities 2.1.2 Youth Facilities 2.1.3 CDCR Field Offices 2.1.4 Telephone System ...

James v. GTL, NJ, Settlement Agreement, Phone Justice, 2020

Brief • May 28, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

)(MF) Plaintiffs v. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION, INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE, and DSI-ITI LLC, Defendants. THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 28th day of May ...

James v. GTL, NJ, Brief in Support of Motion, Phone Justice, 2020

Brief • May 28, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Rates

JERSEY BOBBIE JAMES, et al. on behalf of themselves Civil Action No. 13-4989 (WJM)(MF) and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs v. GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION, INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE, and DSIITI LLC ...