Iowa Utilities Board Approves Agreements Lowering Cost Of Jail Phone Calls
/ Dawn Herbert visits with her son Tommy Rogers via video call at Cheshire County Jail in Keene, N.H. The Iowa Utilities Board approved new agreements with three companies Tuesday lowering the cost of phone services for Iowans held in some county jails. The changes are part of a years-long effort to cut the price of making and taking phone calls in Iowa’s jails. The issue is one of concern for advocates across the country, with federal courts describing jail phone rates as “egregious," “excessive” and “unaffordable." According to an analysis by the national advocacy group the Prison...
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