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Captive Customers Ask FCC for Relief
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The FCC has received hundreds of letters from prisoners across the country asking Chairman Genachowski for action on the Wright petition.
Virginia – Troy – Women’s Prison Sued
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The Miami Herald: Inmates at Va women's prison sue over health care
Host a Listening Circle
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A listening circle can provide another way for communities to generate a meaningful community dialogue about criminal justice issues and can be used to emerge the cost of prison phone calls in your community.
Report-Back: Mother’s and Father’s Day Actions
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The Campaign for Prison Phone Justice hosted two actions around Mother’s Day and Father’s Day to expose the real victims of predatory phone call rates.
Ban the Box
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Newport News agrees to ban conviction question on applications. Initial employment applications won't immediately ask about criminal convictions
Public Hearing in MA on Prison Phone Rates
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An important public hearing on exorbitant prison phone call rates is coming up in Massachusetts on July 19, 2012.
Families Report Deplorable Conditions
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Families Report Deplorable Conditions at Virginia’s Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13, a Field Unit for Virginia’s Incarcerated Women.
A Personal Essay by Mike Thurmond
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A personal essay by Mike Thurmond. Filmed and edited by Tenzin Samphel. Music by Mos Def and Philip Glass.
I’m Calling About My Brother
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A man calls in his brother's story in Virginia. A long sentence and no hope of parole.
2013 GENERAL ASSEMBLY – “R” WE READY YET?
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2012-2013 Legislation Advocacy Update. "If we are to make a difference, we must do something different --Dr. Wendell Hylton