MARQUETTE — Mackinac County Sheriff Edward M. Wilk is warning residents of scammers who use the phone asking those receiving calls to pay bond for an inmate. “Sheriff Wilk would like to remind ...

‘Unlimited is unreasonable’: House Republicans, sheriffs call for limits on free inmate phone calls The program, designed to help inmates stay connected with their families, is drawing scrutiny over ...

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WJAR) — In 2023, Massachusetts passed the No Cost Communication law allowing inmates to make an unlimited amount of calls from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The law was passed with the hope to ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – Massachusetts’ policy of allowing inmates to make phone calls at no cost to recipients is affecting the budget for Hampden County jails. The policy, designed to help inmates maintain ...

The federal judge highlighted decisions from the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Second and Eighth Circuits determining that inmates with knowledge of recordings undermines privilege given the Seventh ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...