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South Dakota’s prison tablet provider dinged for data breach by Federal Trade Commission
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe company that gave electronic tablets to South Dakota prison inmates under a contract with the...
The Shadowy Industry Dedicated to Squeezing Every Last Penny Out of People in Prison
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThis is part of Time, Online, a Future Tense series on how technology is changing prison. When it...
South Dakota DOC has collected $1.25 million from inmates for calls, messages since 2021
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe state prison system collected at least $1.25 million in fees from inmates and their families for phone and messaging services in the three years leading up to this month’s sudden shutdown ...
Prison Phone Company Leaked User Data and Didn’t Tell Them, FTC Says
Futurism via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCalling Card A prison phone company is in trouble with the feds after not only improperly securing...
Lawsuits: St. Clair, Genesee counties conspire with telecom firms to gouge inmate families
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor about the last five months, Katie Tanton said she's been making weekly treks to the St. Clair...
Two years after Escambia Jail opened, attorneys still struggle to see their clients
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s been just about two years since inmates began occupying the new Escambia County Jail in June...
California's free prison calls are repairing estranged relationships and aiding rehabilitation
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCalifornia is the second state to mandate free calls in state prisons. The move is restoring frayed...
Prison-Phone Firm ViaPath Closes In on $1.45 Billion Refinancing
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 1 week ago(Bloomberg) -- ViaPath Technologies, a company that provides phone and communications services to...
People in Florida prisons will get free calls for good behavior in new program
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 12 months agoORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Corrections plans to allocate $1 million to a new program...
'One hug is worth 1,000 video visits': The rising cost of eliminating in-person jail visits
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 days agoIn recent years, hundreds of jurisdictions around the U.S. have eliminated in-person visits, making...