Many of us have felt the isolation the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into our lives, but few have felt that isolation more than people in prison. During peak COVID months in 2020, many prisons ...
The Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act was signed into law in 2023 after passing through Congress with surprising bipartisan support. It amended a 1934 law governing how inmates ...
Inmates and families say costly per-minute fees and limited services under a widely adopted system have turned a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The price of making phone calls from prisons and jails was set to drop under a 2024 FCC rule, but a 2025 rule revision is driving ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An inmate makes a phone call from the female dorms of the Ada County Jail. The Federal Communications Commission recently voted to ...
There are growing calls to allow prisoners greater access to phones – with current rules allowing one five-minute phone call a week. One prison reform activist says changes should go even further, ...
An inmate makes a phone call from the female dorms of the Ada County Jail. The Federal Communications Commission recently voted to dramatically increase the cost of prison and jail calls. Sarah A.