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Americans will soon pay less to stay in touch with incarcerated loved ones, per a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule. The agency recently capped the cost of communicating with inmates—an expense that can add up to hundreds of dollars a month for their families. The move was welcomed by prison reform activists, who have long pointed to studies showing that regular contact with the outside world improves incarcerated people’s health and reduces recidivism.

Prison phone calls are getting much cheaper

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hefty phone bills for inmates in U.S. prisons and jails were slashed by the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday, affecting about 2 million incarcerated persons and their families.

Inmate phone call costs slashed by US agency

Lexington, KY

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted last week to end what it called exorbitant phone and video call rates that have hindered incarcerated people from communicating with their families for decades. The new rules cap the costs of phone calls and video calls in prisons, allowing easier access...

FCC lowers cost of calls for inmates

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood warns of a "total breakdown of law and order" unless action is taken.

Thousands of prisoners to be released in September

This article was originally published by The Emancipator. Muna Osman Jama was marking the last days of Ramadan with her husband, 10 years ago this July, when a swarm of federal law enforcement agents rushed through the door of their Reston, Virginia home. They handcuffed her and pushed her husband to the floor.

For Muslim women, living faithfully in prisons is difficult

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Washington State

HuffPost

Amber Kim, the subject of a 2023 HuffPost story, spent three and a half years at the Washington Corrections Center for Women before she was forcibly removed last week.

Trans Woman Moved Back To Men's Prison In Unprecedented Act

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

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Phoenix, AZ

Latin Times

An Arizona woman who went missing earlier this month was found dead alongside the stalker she had warned about to family and friends. 25-year-old Doris Marcela Aguilar went missing on July 1. Her car was found abandoned a week later in a parking lot in Phoenix. Her body was found about a week later in another car next to Juan Cuéllar's, 51, who authorities said killed Aguilar and then committed suicide. They were identified last Friday.

Arizona fitness instructor found dead in gym parking lot warned family about stalker for weeks

Shafaq Khan died within weeks of being found unresponsive at HMP Hindley near Wigan.

Prison officer 'sniggered' at sick inmate warning

Oklahoma State

A death row inmate has said he is struggling to sleep now that his execution date has been set. Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, says it is “all you think about” as the execution date has been set. "When they're talking about killing you, it's kind of hard to sleep,” he told The Oklahoman.

Death row inmate reveals he's 'not sleeping' and protests innocence as execution date set

Aurora, CO

Aurora’s pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness, which only allow a maximum 30-day stay, have been cycling the same individuals in and out, city staff told council members Thursday. Many return to street encampments when their time in the pallet shelter runs out, Jessica Prosser, homeless services director for the city, said. Then, the city sweeps the encampment again, and they get to come back to the shelter for another 30 days, Prosser explained. This process can repeat multiple times.

Aurora pallet shelters a revolving door for homeless

Georgia State

SEATTLE - The family of Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano, an inmate at Telfair State Prison in Georgia, announced a lawsuit against the state's Department of Corrections, alleging that the officers' negligent performance of their duties caused Ramirez's death. Concretely, officers at the Telfair State Prison are accused of leaving Ramirez...

Inmate at a Georgia prison dies from heat exposure after being in an outdoor cell for five hours

U.S. authorities are conducting a search for Verónica Roblero Pivaral, a 25-year-old Mexican woman accused of leading an organization that trafficked thousands of migrants from multiple countries into the United States along with her husband. The Department of Justice (DoJ) filed charges against Roblero Pivaral and her husband, Abdul...

DOJ in search of Mexican woman accused of smuggling thousands of migrants into the U.S.

Lancaster County, PA

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NewsByJoshua

Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

The chief of intelligence for Mexico City's police was murdered on Sunday while he was spending a day off with his family, the case being the latest in a series of high-profile crimes in the country involving activists and politicians. Milton Morales Figueroa was shot to death in Coalco, in...

Mexico City police's intelligence chief murdered amid crackdown on high-profile crimes

Execution of Richard Rojem Jr. Richard Rojem Jr., 66, was executed on June 27 for the 1985 kidnapping, rape, and murder of his ex-stepdaughter, Layla Cummings, who was seven years old at the time. As Oklahoma’s longest-serving death row inmate, Rojem received a lethal three-drug injection at 10:16 a.m. at the state prison.

Oklahoma: Death row inmate’s final meal could give you a heart attack

Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

The Current GA

People held in Georgia immigrant detention centers will soon face new challenges in their search for lawyers to represent them in immigration court, a development that will likely doom many people’s chances of fighting deportation.

For migrants in Georgia, fighting deportation will become harder. Here’s why.

Migrant advocates say there is an increase in "unnecessary" family separations in the U.S.-Mexico border, documenting stories of mistreatment by U.S. authorities, a new report by The Arizona Republic shows. The stories come from the Kino Border Initiative in Ambos Nogales, a humanitarian aid organization that started to track high...

Migrants at the border report 'unnecessary' family separation and verbal abuse by U.S. authorities

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A new FCC rule will cap phone and video calls made by inmates in the state of Texas at 5 cents a minute

SEATTLE - Texas inmates will see the fees paid to make calls slashed under a new federal regulation approved by the Federal Communications Commission, bringing down...

A new FCC rule will cap phone and video calls made by inmates in the state of Texas at 5 cents a minute

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