Prisons Are Making Inmates Pay To Email Their Families, Lawyers
Private companies are increasingly providing a fee-based electronic messaging system similar to email for prisoners to communicate — and reaping the profits.
Securus Technologies: A Rogue Employee, Not A Hacker, Exposed 70 Million Inmate Calls
Securus Technologies, a prison technology company, blames a rogue employee -- not outsiders -- for a data breach that exposed 70 million inmate phone calls.
Why Two of America’s Biggest Prison Tech Companies Are Battling Over Patents
The business of providing phone calls to inmates and their families is lucrative, and controversial. But who owns the basic technology?
Prison-Tech Giant Securus Will No Longer Require Jails To Remove In-Person Visits
Securus, a billion-dollar tech firm, will no longer force jails to replace in-person family visits with its video visitation system.
Why American Jails May Drastically Curtail Inmate Phone Calls
At jails across the country, sheriffs are threatening to literally rip phones out of the walls. Here's why.
Why American Prisons Are Pushing E-Cigarettes On Inmates
They can be huge moneymakers for cash-strapped county jails. But one Tennessee sheriff is in the hot seat for a backroom deal.
Inside the Tech Startup That’s Building Tablets for Inmates
A New York startup wants to deliver tablets to inmates — not so they can watch Netflix, but so they can earn a GED.
Video Chats Are Replacing In-Person Jail Visits, While One Tech Company Profits
An investigation into the business practices of Securus, a for-profit tech company that charges prisoner family members as much as $20 for a 20-minute video call — and requires jails to eliminate face-to-face visits.