Westmoreland officials are bracing for what could be a substantial cut in revenue generated through phone and video calls made by county prison inmates. A new rule issued earlier this month by the ...

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – Fees Texas inmates pay to make calls will be slashed under new Federal regulations approved this month. High rates that had averaged 23 cents a minute for Texas jail inmates have ...

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WPRI) — Inmates in Massachusetts are currently allowed to make free unlimited calls. But Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux is expressing concern over the costly service. The ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin and seven other states are seeking to join Oklahoma in challenging a new Federal Communications Commission rule limiting the amount local jails and state prisons can ...

One of the most frequent complaints of jail and prison inmates, their families and advocates is that telephone companies overcharge them for making phone calls to their loved ones. On Wednesday, the ...

WASHINGTON — Hefty phone bills for inmates in U.S. prisons and jails were slashed by the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, affecting about 2 million incarcerated persons and their ...