For over ten years a coalition of organizations and individuals has been asking the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC) to lower the cost of calling prison, jail or detention centers. Our network, the Media Action Grassroots Network was at the forefront of the fight through our work in the Campaign for Prison Phone Justice. Together along with our allies last August we finally won! The FCC set new lower rates which take effect February 2014.

FREE PUBLIC EVENTS: Providing Justice-Related Awareness & On-site Direct Services: • Sentencing reform to end mass incarceration in Virginia • Restoration of Civil & Voting Rights Application/Filing Assistance • Ban-the-Box Fairer Employment Application

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We are pleased to announce a new on-line tool for everyone interested in the Jobs NOT Jails Campaign: www.jobsnotjails.org

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 9th & BROAD STREET: MONDAY, JANUARY 27, in the House Criminal Law Subcommittee, Room C between 3pm-4pm and TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, in the Senate General Laws and Technology Subcommittee #2 at 9am; 3rd Floor, West Conference.

Please contact committee legislators enclosed supporting Ban-the-Box fair and commonsense legislation. Thank you.