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 ...

Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is ...

Sheriff John Montgomery of Baxter County, Arkansas, isn’t going to take it anymore—if by “it” you mean “having to offer lower phone call rates to incarcerated inmates.” Noting that such phone calls ...

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 ...

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 ...

Critics of the cost of phone calls for inmates call Montana's rates -- and similar rates charged in many states -- a de facto tax on the poor. State and county officials, however, say the money goes ...

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 ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. - Inmates across the nation can receive some holiday cheer from faraway relatives through a radio call-in show that will be aired nationwide this year. WMMT-FM in Whitesburg, which is ...