Advocates Urge FCC to Reverse Decision on Prison Phone Call Rates
Nearly 15,000 individuals and over 100 organizations are urging the FCC to reinstate caps on prison phone rates after the agency suspended protections earlier this summer.
FCC Delay on Prison Phone Rates Sparks Outrage from Justice Advocates
The FCC has postponed rules that would have lowered the cost of prison and jail phone calls for at least two more years, sparking outrage from justice advocates who argue the delay is a betrayal of working-class families and allows telecom companies and correctional officials to lobby for changes to the original reforms.