Articles by Chuck Sharman | Prison Legal News

FCC Takes Further Action on Prison and Jail Phone Rates

Loaded on Sept. 1, 2021 by Chuck Sharman published in Prison Legal News September, 2021, page 12

Filed under: Telephone Rates. Location: United States of America.

by Chuck Sharman

A review of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) report and adopted order on rates for interstate inmate calling services (ICS), released May 24, 2021.

When this rule takes effect—90days after its release—ICS interstate call rates will be capped at 12 cents per minute for prisons and 14 ...

HRDC Sues Florida DOC Over Censorship, for the Third Time in 18 Years

Loaded on Sept. 1, 2021 by Chuck Sharman published in Prison Legal News September, 2021, page 18

Filed under: PLN Litigation, Censorship, Prison Mail. Location: Florida.

by Chuck Sharman

The publisher of Prison Legal News(PLN)and Criminal Legal News (CLN)filed a federal lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) on August 10, 2021, for “ongoing censorship” of both monthly publications in the state’s prisons.

The complaint by the Human Rights Defense ...

HRDC Sues Illinois DOC Under FOIA, Again, for GTL Contract Details

Loaded on Sept. 1, 2021 by Chuck Sharman published in Prison Legal News September, 2021, page 28

Filed under: Telephone Rates, PLN Litigation, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Location: Illinois.

by Chuck Sharman

On August 18, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the circuit court for Cook County in Chicago, Illinois by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the publisher of Prison Legal News (PLN) and Criminal Legal News (CLN), accusing the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) of failing to ...