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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander nixes contract for Rikers, jails detainee video vendor
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCorrection Department managers haven’t given enough justification to renew the contract of a company...
Prison Phone Companies Involved in Scheme to Ban In-Person Jail Visits, Lawsuit Says
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwo lawsuits filed by an activist organization allege a conspiracy between county governments in...
The Shadowy Industry Dedicated to Squeezing Every Last Penny Out of People in Prison
Slate via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThis is part of Time, Online, a Future Tense series on how technology is changing prison. When it...
Lawsuits: St. Clair, Genesee counties conspire with telecom firms to gouge inmate families
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFor about the last five months, Katie Tanton said she's been making weekly treks to the St. Clair...
When Texas jails issue tablets, it comes at cost for inmates and families
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 1 week agoIn 2021, Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that...
What 24 Hours Looks Like in Three Prisons
Slate via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThis is part of Time, Online, a Future Tense series on how technology is changing prisons. We asked people in three states to keep 24-hour tech-use...
As Texas Prisons Move to Digitize Mail, Advocates Say Family Bonds Grow Weaker
Time via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA man writes letters to pen pals in prison, shown in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 12, 2011. Texas is...
Lawsuits Allege Michigan Sheriffs Colluded To End In-Person Jail Visits and Price Gouge Families for...
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTwo class-action lawsuits say Michigan counties take cuts of the exorbitant costs of inmate phone...
Louisville's jail has a new system for phone calls with family. Here's how to navigate it.
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLouisville Metro Corrections recently inked a new contract that will make phone calls free for...
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...