Tag: jails

    FCC Begins Quietly Backing Off From Phone Call Price Caps in Prisons, Jails

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has temporarily waived the deadline for correctional telecommunications providers ...

    Oregon Legislature Passes Fentanyl Criminalization Bill

    Oregon legislators have passed a bill that adds new mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl ...

    St. Louis Agrees Compensation for People Jailed at Notorious “Workhouse”

    For many years, the “Workhouse” jail in St. Louis, Missouri, subjected people to horrific ...

    US Appeals Court Blocks Securus, Pay Tel Bids to Stall Prison Call Rate Caps

    The landmark Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations poised to bring down costs of phone ...