On October 3, 2012, Global Tel Link (GTL) filed an ex parte presentation with the FCC. On October 8, 2012, the Human Rights Defense Center spoke back.
Campaign for Prison Phone Justice
Oct 18, 2012
Oct 18, 2012
Campaign for Prison Phone Justice
Oct 15, 2012
Oct 15, 2012
Pablo Tapia, Assembly of Civil Rights in Minneapolis Minnesota, talks about what the Campaign for Prison Phone Justice means for him and his family. The Campaign for Prison Phone Justice is challenging prison phone kickbacks and the U.S. Prison Telephone Industry. Currently, up to 60% of the costs of calls from prison has nothing to […]
Campaign for Prison Phone Justice
Oct 12, 2012
Oct 12, 2012
Ava DuVernay’s Middle of Nowhere chronicles a woman’s separation from her incarcerated husband and her journey to maintain her marriage and her identity. The Wright to Call Home campaign centers on urging the FCC to pass the Wright petition and make prison phone calls affordable for all families. It can cost a mom more than […]
Campaign for Prison Phone Justice
Oct 12, 2012
Oct 12, 2012
Luisa’s 14-year-old son was sentenced as an adult and sent to prison. Since then she has sent countless letters to him but can rarely hear his voice due to the predatory phone rates charged in the United States prison system.
Campaign for Prison Phone Justice
Oct 08, 2012
Oct 08, 2012
“Do you remember the 21st night of September? Love was changing the mind of pretenders. While chasing the clouds away.” -Earth Wind & Fire
Campaign for Prison Phone Justice
Sep 27, 2012
Sep 27, 2012
FCC Consumer Advisory Committee Issues Recommendation Regarding Affordable Phone Access for Incarcerated Individuals and Families
Campaign for Prison Phone Justice
Sep 24, 2012
Sep 24, 2012
This morning, as we headed into a meeting with the FCC, the New York Times ran an editorial titled “Costly Phone Calls for Inmates” supporting the campaign’s position.
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Campaign for Prison Phone Justice
Sep 18, 2012
Sep 18, 2012
When I was 16 my dad was in prison. Without our calls, I wouldn’t have known he missed us. I was sixteen when my father went to prison on a felony charge. I had known that he was a cocaine addict from the age of about 7 or 8, but I never imagined it would […]
Campaign for Prison Phone Justice
Sep 14, 2012
Sep 14, 2012
During the month of August, phone justice delegations in West Virginia, New York and California met with staff from the offices of Sen. Rockefeller, Rep. Clarke and Rep. Lee to secure letters addressed to FCC Chairman Genachowski.
Campaign for Prison Phone Justice
Sep 11, 2012
Sep 11, 2012
Check out the response from FCC Chairman Genachowski to our Twitter action.