jails

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 and video calls for incarcerated people will…

November 21, 2024

St. Louis Weighs What to Do With the Shuttered “Workhouse” Jail

For years, St. Louis activists have fought to shut down the city’s notorious Medium Security Institute, better known as the…

March 1, 2024

WV Governor, Chief of Staff Fighting Subpoena for Jail Civil Rights Suit

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R) is fighting a deposition that would require him to testify in October 24 in…

October 20, 2023