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GTL expands free calling for all California prisoners

October 30, 2021 by San Quentin News

Telephone service provider collaborates with CDCR to offer additional free call minutes Global TelLink (GTL), the telephone service provider for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Money Tagged With: free phone calls, free telephone calls, GTL, Prison phone system

FCC creates new phone rules for prisoners

October 30, 2021 by Kevin Sawyer

Federal regulators have lowered the rates on fees for out-of-state calls made from prisons and jails, Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) reported in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Legal, Money Tagged With: Prison phone system

New CDCR contract helps families stay connected

May 30, 2021 by Vincent O'Bannon

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/

Reduced phone costs and a tablet program are coming to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the CDCR has announced. A new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, Featured, Inmate-Locator Tagged With: cdcr, Prison phone system

Securus Technologies absorbs more competition

November 15, 2018 by Kevin Sawyer

The prison pay phone industry is gradually com- ing under the control of two companies as Securus Technologies recently announced the purchase of one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, News Briefs Tagged With: JPay, Prison phone system, Securus Technology

Video calls replace contact visits at many institutions

March 20, 2018 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

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A growing trend to end in-person visits throughout the nation has had a huge impact on inmates and their families, forcing them pay $12.99 for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: Prison phone system, video calling

FCC Urged to Lower In-State Phone Rates

November 1, 2015 by Kevin Sawyer

Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) continues to urge the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make changes to regulations on in-state calls carried … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prison Reform Tagged With: Prison Economy, Prison phone system

Despite FCC Order Securus Profits Jump

November 1, 2015 by Kevin Sawyer

Prison pay-phone giant Securus Technologies profits continue to rise in the face of an earlier order by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Institutions, Prison Reform Tagged With: Prison Economy, Prison phone system

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