A proposed Missouri bill by State Senator Rusty Black would limit the rate inmates pay to make phone calls. SB50 states that correctional centers should provide offenders with reasonable access to ...

Sheriff John Montgomery of Baxter County, Arkansas, isn’t going to take it anymore—if by “it” you mean “having to offer lower phone call rates to incarcerated inmates.” Noting that such phone calls ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – Several states, communication companies, and direct-action groups are suing the FCC for a policy mandating a cap for phone and video call rates for inmates. The Federal Communications ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Sheriffs want lawmakers to consider reining in unlimited free phone calls at county jails amid bulging costs and heightened demand on correctional officers to monitor those ...

Inmates in New York State’s prisons will no longer have to pay for phone calls in a new policy initiative announced Tuesday. Under the plan, which goes into effect Aug. 1, phone calls made by inmates ...

It has been rare in Washington in recent years for anything to pass with bipartisan support. That is doubly true when talking about incarcerated people and criminal justice generally. So, in the rare ...

One Friday night, TikToker @themrsw learned that her 16-year-old daughter received a phone call from an inmate at a state correctional facility. The phone calls kept coming until she eventually ...

A federal rule prohibiting jail and prison phone companies from paying a commission to law enforcement has prompted the Baxter County sheriff to announce he will remove the phones inmates use to ...

LIMA — The Allen County Sheriff’s Office on its Facebook page has issued a scam warning aimed at family members of jail inmates. Some individuals reportedly have received phone calls claiming an ...

DeKalb County officials say one escaped inmate made a phone call asking for a ride. Deputies reviewed the call, which helped lead to that inmate’s capture. Mike Johnson gives update on Jan. 6 plaque ...