MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin and seven other states are seeking to join Oklahoma in challenging a new Federal Communications Commission rule limiting the amount local jails and state prisons can ...

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 ...

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 ...

An Indiana day care teacher is accused of abusing children in her care as she spent hours on video calls with a jail inmate, officials say. Laniecia Michelle Smith, 31, is facing five counts of ...

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 Johnson County Sheriff's Office has introduced a new phone line that allows families to provide non-urgent medical ...