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County, sheriff's office take major step to allow inmates free, unlimited calls in jail
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlachua County leaders took a significant step Thursday toward giving inmates free and unlimited...
When Texas jails issue tablets, it comes at cost for inmates and families
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn 2021, Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that...
Worcester County sheriff urges lawmakers to pull plug on inmates' free phone calls
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoWEST BOYLSTON — Worcester County Sheriff Lewis G. Evangelidis Jr. is speaking out about what he...
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...
Lawsuits Allege Michigan Sheriffs Colluded To End In-Person Jail Visits and Price Gouge Families for...
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTwo class-action lawsuits say Michigan counties take cuts of the exorbitant costs of inmate phone...
County limits calls from Alachua County Jail, provide 2 free non-attorney calls
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEditor's note: This article has been updated to include the limitation of inmate calls, a decision...
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...
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...
As Texas Prisons Move to Digitize Mail, Advocates Say Family Bonds Grow Weaker
Time via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA man writes letters to pen pals in prison, shown in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 12, 2011. Texas is...
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY JAIL: Tablets, chirpers on tap for inmates
The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAug. 4—TRAVERSE CITY — A new phone system for inmates at the Grand Traverse County Jail will allow them to use pre-paid tablets to make phone calls, with services such as email, movies, games ...