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Securus Technologies is challenging a Tennessee contract, claiming that awarding the deal to a competitor will cost about $7 million more.

WATERTOWN — Jefferson County jail inmates will soon have access to web-enabled tablets, made and maintained by the prison telecommunications company Global Tel Link.

FCC approves plan to make some phone calls cheaper for inmates and their families     Inmates make collect phone calls at a jail in Orange County, California, in 2011. Photo by H. Lorren Au Jr./MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images. The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Thursday to make phone calls more affordable for people in prisons or jails by approving a plan to reduce out-of-state call rates by at least one-third. The FCC capped at 12 cents per minute...

Amid a pandemic that’s roiled incarcerated populations across Colorado, people held at the El Paso County jail have lost an age-old comfort — the ability to keep letters, cards and photos in their cells. In a change that took effect in early April, the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center will no longer receive or distribute mail for inmates, the sheriff’s office has confirmed. Instead, relatives and friends are directed to send all correspondence to a for-profit vendor in North Caroli...

Today Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 42F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.. Tonight Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 42F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph. Updated: April 24, 2021 @ 3:46 pm