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WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Federal Communications Commission has authorized that technology be made available to...

COMMENTARY | Incarcerated people are charged exorbitant rates to make calls or send emails, making it difficult for them to contact loved ones. But more...

State legislatures and elected officials around the country have almost always responded to crime with more police funding in spite of little to no positive results. Instead, they could tackle the recidivism rate, solve the housing crisis, and reduce poverty.

The late Martha Wright-Reed became a phone justice activist after having to choose between paying for her medication and speaking with her grandson.

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 the rate for prison calls and 14 cents per minute the rates in larger jails. Interstate rate caps w...