Tag: prisons
Florida Prisoner Bill of Rights Faces House Subcommittee Hurdle, Again
Legislators are weighing a proposal to establish a bill of rights for people in ...
Georgia Prisons Are Deadlier Than Ever. One Reason? We’re Starving.
The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is once again on track to surpass the ...
A Prison Mental Health Unit Is Left in Gen Pop, and the Grievance Is Ignored
South Central Correctional Facility is one of six Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) prisons ...
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 ...
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 ...
National Guard Sent to “Fight” Gangs in Memphis—But Gangs Run Tennessee’s Prisons
Any moment now, an unknown number of Tennessee National Guard troops are expected to ...
The Sex Offender Registry Shouldn’t Mean We’re Unwelcome at Church
In the Bible Belt, there’s basically a church on every corner—especially here in Nashville. ...
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 ...
Corrections Departments Winning Imaginary Fight Against “K2 Exposure”
In 2021, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department published body-cam footage of a deputy ...
Inevitably, FCC Moves to Let Prisons Use Illegal Cell Phone Signal Jammers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is about to formally consider allowing corrections departments to ...
