A billboard on I-91 in West Haven over the summer calling on Gov. Ned Lamont to make phone calls free at correctional facilities across the state.
The state Senate voted on Thursday to make it free for incarcerated people to call their loved ones from prison or jail.
Sen. Martin Looney, President Pro Tem of the Senate and a New Haven Democrat, called the bill a “good investment of therapeutic policy” that would help reduce the feelings of alienation, detachment and isolation that so many people feel once they are released from incarceration.
“I support this bill as a good investment in our campaign against prisoner recidivism,” Looney said.
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Curious Alaska: Where does the money that DOC makes off inmate phone calls go? In Alaska, the majority of money that families spend on phone calls with incarcerated people goes right back to paying for the imprisonment itself: for inmate towels, food, bedding and drug testing. The rest enriches a private equity-owned corporation called Securus Technologies Ltd. It works like this: All phone calls from any Alaska jail or prison have to be made through Texas-based Securus. For at least 30 years, Securus or its precursor company Evercom has been Alaska’s prison phone service contractor, according to the state Department of Corrections.
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DALLAS, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Securus Technologies today announced the organization s new Post-Incarceration Business Unit, focused on identifying more opportunities to support individuals after release and provide critical resources to foster successful reentry. The organization has also welcomed Alisha James as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Post-Incarceration team who is responsible for identifying and implementing new ways the organization can prepare and support formerly incarcerated individuals as they re-enter their communities. James appointment is the latest of a series of executive hires to diversify Aventiv Technologies – the parent company of Securus - expertise and expand support for those post-incarceration by maximizing the impact of its products and services.