Correctional Officer Jose Sandoval inspects one of the more than 2,000 cell phones confiscated from inmates at Calfornia State Prison in Vacaville, California.Rich Pedroncelli / AP Drugs and weapons ...

The changes are expected to save incarcerated people and their families at least $500 million a year in exorbitant phone and video call fees. The US Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday ...

A groundbreaking new report reveals a direct link between prison phone call rates and prison safety: higher rates fuel more violence within prisons; lower rates and free phone calls dramatically ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new bill would prohibit jail officials from suspending phone privileges for more than 90 days consecutively, or 180 days in one ...

Back here in the U.S, for most people, the cost of making a phone call has never been cheaper. But for many people who are incarcerated and their families, staying connected can become a huge ...

The Federal Communications Commission today voted to lower price caps on prison phone calls and closed a loophole that allowed prison telecoms to charge high rates for intrastate calls. Today’s vote ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A phone inside the New Orleans jail. A phone inside the New Orleans jail. (Photo by Minh Ha/Verite News) The Federal ...

After a decade of legal wrangling, change is finally coming to prison phone rates. At last week’s open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ...

The deadline for compliance has been punted to 2027, FCC Chair Brendan Carr says, because of ‘negative, unintended consequences.’ The deadline for compliance has been punted to 2027, FCC Chair Brendan ...

Sandra Ritter with her son William celebrating her birthday at their Largo home in 1997. courtesy of Sandra Ritter Sandra Ritter hasn’t seen her only son in eight years. He’s incarcerated at Apalachee ...