Free Phone Calls Saved Incarcerated People and Their Loved Ones $622.5 Million
Six prison systems have implemented free phone calls. A new report examines the impact of free communications.
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The Appeal’s Most Impactful Reporting in 2024
From changing policy to helping people get a shot at freedom, we’re proud of the vital work we published in 2024.
Incarcerated People Lose Communications Amid Securus’s Financial Woes
The prison telecom giant charges more than a million incarcerated people significant fees to contact their loved ones. But twice in one week, the service was down for long periods.
The Slow Death of a Prison Profiteer: How Activism Brought Securus to the Brink
On the hook to repay $1.3 billion of debt this year, the nation’s largest prison telecom company, Securus, is on the verge of bankruptcy. Its failure would represent a remarkable victory for advocates—and a potential beginning of the end for the industry as we know it.