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Piece by Piece, FCC Dismantles Its Prison and Jail Phone Call Price Caps

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the finalized version of its order regulating the costs of incarcerated people’s communication…

November 10, 2025

FCC Raises Prison and Jail Phone Call Pricing—Higher Than It Said It Would

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved its proposal to nearly double the prices that people in prisons and jails…

October 29, 2025

FCC Reveals Plan to Nearly Double Price Caps for Prison, Jail Phone Calls

After weeks of hinting at a forthcoming proposal that could upend the ongoing battle to regulate phone and video call…

October 8, 2025

FCC Proposes Revised, Higher Price Caps for Prison and Jail Phone Calls

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a revision of its historic regulations lowering the prices of phone and video…

October 6, 2025

Battle Over Prison Phone Call Costs Heads to Court, FCC Teases New Vote

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing for an October vote that the agency claims would reopen its historic 2024…

September 22, 2025

County Jail Data Show Importance of All Three OUD Meds, Besides Vivitrol

A large-scale study backed by the National Institutes of Health found that access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD)…

September 15, 2025

NY Makes Prison Phone Calls Free, Via Direct Negotiations With Securus

Beginning August 1, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) will make phone calls free for…

July 24, 2025

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 to implement the regulations poised to…

July 2, 2025

Oregon Legislature Passes Fentanyl Criminalization Bill

Oregon legislators have passed a bill that adds new mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl manufacture and delivery, and creates a…

June 25, 2025

Outside “Remediation Manager” Will Run Rikers Island, Judge Rules

A federal judge has made a historic decision to take control of the Rikers Island jail complex away from the…

May 15, 2025