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Mayhem, Murder and Staff Misconduct at Brooklyn BOP Lockup

Article • March 1, 2025 • from PLN March, 2025

Filed under: Cell Searches, Drug Testing, Prison/Jail Murders, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Cell Phone Access, Searches - Cellphones/Computers/Internet

Mayhem, Murder and Staff Misconduct at Brooklyn BOP Lockup by The Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a notorious federal jail in Brooklyn, New York, has made the news repeatedly thanks to some high-profile detainees held there to await trial. But federal prosecutors have also charged nine detainees for a series of …

New York City Jails Admit Illegally Recording Over 2,200 Attorney-Client Phone Calls

Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022

Filed under: Attorney Calls, Recorded Calls

;it is not the Department’s policy to record confidential attorney calls.” But he called it “worth noting” that all calls include “a pre-recorded admonishment” warning that it is being ...

Letter to Governors Cuomo and Hutchinson Regarding Affordable Prison Communication Services

Publication • September 22, 2020

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates

Letter to Governors Cuomo and Hutchinson Regarding Affordable Prison Communication Services September 22, 2020 The Honorable Andrew Cuomo Governor of the State of New York and Chair of the National Governor’s Association The Honorable Asa Hutchinson Governor of the State of Arkansas and Vice Chair of the National Governor’s Association …

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 ...

New York: Prisoners Have No Expectation to Privacy During Jail Phone Calls

Article • November 5, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Monitoring

on the calls since he was a pretrial detainee and had not been convicted of a crime. The trial court, after hearing from both sides, allowed the telephonic evidence to be introduced. The court found that Diaz ...

Washington v. City of New York, NY, Settlement, Inmate Abuse, 2019

Brief • October 18, 2019

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Body Cavity Searches, Jail Specific, Attorney Client, Excessive Force, Class Notice, Telephones, Failure to Protect (Staff), Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Sixth Amendment, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

is not resolved, plaintiffs' counsel shall notify the County by letter and request that counsel meet and confer. Plaintiffs' counsel and the County shall meet (in person or by telephone conference) within five (5 ...

NY DOC-Securus Contract 2017-2022

Kickback publication • July 17, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Monitoring

subcontractors and suppliers is available from: NYS Department of Economic Development Division for Small Business Albany, New York 12245 Telephone: 518-292-5100 Fax: 518-292-5884 email: opa@esd ny.gov A directory ...

Washington v. City of New York, NY, Second Amended Complaint, Inmate Abuse, 2019

Brief • June 6, 2019

Filed under: Failure to Treat, Body Cavity Searches, Jail Specific, Excessive Force, Class Notice, Attorney Calls, Failure to Protect (Staff), Fourteenth Amendment, rights, Sixth Amendment, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Washington v. City of New York, NY, Second Amended Complaint, Inmate Abuse, 2019 Case 1:18-cv-12306-CM Document 112 Filed 06/06/19 Page 1 of 103 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DAVON WASHINGTON, PARIIS TILLERY, JOHN DOE, and STEVEN ESPINAL, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, …

New York City - Agreement for Installation, Configuration, and Maintenance of an Inmate Telephone System

Publication • May 9, 2019

Filed under: Telephone Rates

New York City - Agreement for Installation, Configuration, and Maintenance of an Inmate Telephone System ...

New York City No Charge Phone Calls

Kickback publication • March 13, 2019

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access

York, in relation to the provision of telephone services to individuals in custody in city correctional facilities Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 9 ...

New York City Council Passes Ordinance to Make All Jail Phone Calls Free

Article • December 5, 2018 • from PLN December, 2018

Filed under: Telephone Rates

. The legislation passed by the City Council states: “The city shall provide telephone services to individuals within the custody of the department in city correctional facilities at no cost to the individuals ...

New York Dept. of Corrections and Community Supervision and JPay Inc., re inmate kiosks, 2018

Publication • June 13, 2018

Filed under: JPay, Inc., Conditions of Confinement, Telephones, Telephone Monitoring

of Economic Development Division for Small Business Albany, New York 12245 Telephone: 518-292-5100 Fax: 518-292-5884 email: opa@esd ny.gov A directory of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises ...

TKC Holdings Inc. v. Securus Technologies Inc., NY, petition to transfer control of inmate calling solutions, 2018

Brief • May 17, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access

as a reseller of telephone service, without authority to provide local exchange service pursuant to a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the Commission in Case No. 03-C-1411 on January 29 ...

NY petition for approval to transfer control of Inmate Calling Solutions, LLC d/b/a ICSolutions to Securus Technologies, Inc., 2018

Publication • May 17, 2018

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

is authorized to operate as a reseller of telephone service, without authority to provide local exchange service pursuant to a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the Commission in Case ...

NY DOCCS Rates as of May 2018

Kickback publication • May 15, 2018

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates

the inmate telephone system at each state operated facility at a reduced rate. Those wishing to accept calls from incarcerated individuals in NYS Correctional Facilities are required to have an account ...

Tablets and E-messaging Services Expand in Prisons and Jails, as do Fees

Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018

Filed under: Computers, Telephone Access

Tablets and E-messaging Services Expand in Prisons and Jails, as do Fees by Matthew Clarke, Edward Lyon by Matt Clarke and Ed Lyon Global Tel*Link (GTL), one of the largest prison and jail phone service providers in the United States, has steadily expanded into other services that target corrections agencies. …

New York: Disciplinary Segregation Settlement Finalized; $1.6 Million in Attorney Fees Awarded

Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017

Filed under: Food, Reading Materials, Education, Telephone Access, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Mental Health

New York: Disciplinary Segregation Settlement Finalized; $1.6 Million in Attorney Fees Awarded by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 31, 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin granted final approval to a historic settlement between the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and New York State that will …

NY: Prisoner's Abuse Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss

Article • October 31, 2016

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Telephones, Failure to Train/Supervise, Mental Health, Denial of Religious Services

case, Smith sued because jail officials changed his telephone PIN number without notice. While that case was pending, Smith filed another case against Riker's Island alleging improper religious ...

Global Tel Link v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, DC, Amicus Brief for States of MN, IL, MA, NM, NY, WA, and DC, Telephone Contact During Incarceration, 2016

Brief • September 19, 2016

Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Family

. ................................................................. 8 C. The FCC’s Order Also Supports Improved Outcomes For Offenders’ Families And Children. ..................................................... 11 IMPLEMENTATION OF REASONABLE TELEPHONE RATES ...

Second Circuit Allows Muslim Prisoners’ Bivens Claims to Proceed

Article • April 1, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016

Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Strip Searches, War on Terror, Food, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Telephone Access

;; and not allowed to move around their unit or freely use the telephone and commissary, or access MDC handbooks “which explained how to file complaints about mistreatment.” Additionally, the Court ...