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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 …

Report and Order on Remand and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Communications Commission, 2020

Publication • July 16, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

rates. Unlike virtually every other American, however, inmates and the individuals they call generally have no choice in their telephone service provider. Typically, their only option is the inmate ...

COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Unrest in Prisons Around the Globe

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

Filed under: COVID-19, Telephone Access, Visiting

COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Unrest in Prisons Around the Globe by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The COVID-19 pandemic, or rather government officials’ inept reaction to the pandemic, has led to unrest in prisons around the world—especially in South America and the Middle East. This has resulted in the escape …

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 ...

Romero v. Securus, CA, Memo in Support of Settlement, Phone Surveillance, 2020

Brief • May 18, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Monitoring

changes to ensure that there is 13 no inadvertent recording of detainee-attorney calls and safeguard the constitutional, 14 statutory, and common law privacy rights of the Class. The proposed injunctive ...

Romero v. Securus, CA, Mot for Approval of Class Action Settlement, Phone Surveillance, 2020

Brief • May 18, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Monitoring

NICHOLAS J. FOX (SBN 279577) nfox@foley.com FOLEY & LARDNER LLP 11988 El Camino Real, Suite 400 San Diego, CA 92130 Telephone: (858) 847-6700 Facsimile: (858) 792-6773 EILEEN R. RIDLEY (SBN 151735) eridley ...

Carranza v. ICE, NM, Class Action Complaint, Immigrant Detention Phones, 2020

Brief • May 4, 2020

Filed under: Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls, Immigration Detention

appointments to see their clients at El Paso or Otero. Thus, telephone access is critical to 3 Plaintiffs’ ability to locate, retain, consult with, and seek advice from legal counsel. 4 5. For those ...

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 …