FCC votes to loosen caps on jail, prison phone calls

The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday to loosen regulations set just last year that would have significantly reduced the rates that prisoners, jail detainees and their loved ones pay to ...

F.C.C. Changes Course on the Price of Prisoners’ Phone Calls

Brendan Carr, the F.C.C. chairman, cited security concerns in rolling back most of the lower costs he voted for last year.
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Oral arguments heard in FCC inmate phone call appeal

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 ...

Liquor, cut fruits, prisoners dancing: Another video of Bengaluru Central Jail goes viral

The video showed glasses filled with liquor, along with plates of cut fruits and fried peanuts, neatly set up for what ...

FCC Republicans force prisoners and families to pay more for phone calls

The new $0.02 charge allowed by the FCC is based on a 2015 survey by the National Sheriffs’ Association. Gomez said the ...