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FCC slashes cost of phone calls for inmates, capping decades-long effort
The cost of phone calls will drop dramatically for incarcerated people under new rules that federal regulators approved Thursday, concluding a decades-long effort to provide relief to the nation ...
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The high cost of phone calls in prisons generates $1.4 billion a year, disproportionately driving women and people of color into debt
In 63% of cases, family members of those incarcerated are responsible for the costs of these phone calls, and, of that number, 83% are women. Nearly one in every four women is related to someone ...
Bureau Of Prisons Starts New Year With Changes To Phone System
During COVID-19, the Bureau of Prisons implemented a policy to allow phone calls to be free to adults in custody (AIC).
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Call connection services: 'A 39-minute phone call cost me £119'
Regulated by the Phone-paid Services Authority (PSA), call connection services are not illegal, but charge high rates for calls to organisations that may otherwise be free or low cost. The PSA ...
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Advocates try again on bill to halt the practice of charging inmates for phone calls
Waldstreicher is the sponsor of a bill that would force the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to pick up the cost of phone calls for people in state prisons, who are now charged ...
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Jail phone costs can be a huge burden for families. A new Wisconsin campaign aims to make them free.
In 2022, the County Board committed to annually decreasing phone and video call costs, and the 2024 county budget included a provision to provide 360 free minutes per month for phone calls — an ...