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Prolonged COVID-19 Visitation Restrictions Net Georgia Jails Over $1.5 Million in Telecom Kickbacks
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2023
by Jordan Arizmendi
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2023, page 12
Filed under:
COVID-19,
Cost of Prison Systems,
Seizure of Prisoner Funds,
Telephone Rates,
Video Visitation.
Location:
Georgia.
by Jordan Arizmendi
According to a report by the Georgia Current on April 14, 2023, jails in several of the state’s coastal counties were still profiting by extending COVID-19 visitation bans, forcing detainees and their loved ones to use more expensive phone calls or video calls to stay in touch. ...
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