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| New rules could hang up phones in prisons, jails |
| By gloucestertimes.com- Kery Murakami |
| Published: 01/04/2016 |
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WASHINGTON — Advocates for prisoners are hailing a move by the Federal Communications Commission to lower the cost of jailhouse calls. But sheriffs and phone service providers say the ruling could inadvertently hurt inmates and taxpayers, and even lead to some jails doing away with phone service altogether. In an attempt to rein in rates, the FCC in October capped how much prisoners and their families are charged for phone calls, cutting some fees in half. That could help some people nationally avoid what Shirley Turner says she went through. The Ipswich woman said that when her husband was in jail at the Essex County Correctional Alternative Center in Lawrence, she had to get a second job to pay the $250 bill for talking to him on the phone every day. Read More. |
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