Providers of prison phone services have been fighting hard to reverse the cut in rates and fees approved by the Public Service Commission in December
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Despite PSC vote, phone rates to remain high at Orleans jail, state prisons
Officials inked new phone contracts for the state prisons and Orleans jail before rules cutting phone commissions went into effect, so families will continue to pay high fees to speak with inmates. Sheriff Gusman stands to collect $1.5 million in phone call commissions this year.
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PSC votes Thursday on reduced rate for prison calls
Photo by Eve Abrams A vote today will decide whether prisoners’ families will pay an estimated 35 percent less for calls placed from Louisiana lockups. Current rates are 15 times the cost of a normal phone service in Louisiana. The five-member Public Service Commission is slated to vote on the issue during their monthly 9 […]
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State PSC considers lowering ‘sinful’ prison phone rates
Fannie McKnight can no longer accept phone calls from her son. It’s a decision she made with a heavy heart. After he was booked into Orleans Parish Prison, McKnight, 72, deposited money into a phone account that was debited every time they talked. But because the per-minute rates were so high, the account emptied faster than […]