The Federal Communications Commission has capped the rates inmates pay for phone and video calls, officials announced Thursday.

The cost of phone calls will drop dramatically for incarcerated people under new rules that federal regulators approved Thursday, concluding a decades-long effort to provide relief to the nation ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

Rosenworcel added that inmates having the ability to hear families voices or see them on video conference has the potential to reduce the recidivism rate for inmates currently serving time. Congress ...

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has decided to let prisons and jails keep charging high prices for ...

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.

The FCC voted to lower the cost of calls for inmates. The Fayette County Detention Center lowered the costs earlier this year.

FCC slashes cost of phone calls for inmates, capping decades-long effort Under the new rules, the cost of a 15-minute call to or from large jails will drop from as much as $11.35 to $0.90.

The cost of phone calls will drop dramatically for incarcerated people under new rules that federal regulators approved Thursday, concluding a decadeslong effort to provide relief to the nation ...

The cost of phone calls will drop dramatically for incarcerated people under new rules that federal regulators approved Thursday, concluding a decades-long effort to provide relief to the nation ...