Prisons Are Making Inmates Pay To Email Their Families, Lawyers
Private companies are increasingly providing a fee-based electronic messaging system similar to email for prisoners to communicate — and reaping the profits.
Adam Lidgett Jan 27, 2016
Securus Technologies: A Rogue Employee, Not A Hacker, Exposed 70 Million Inmate Calls
Securus Technologies, a prison technology company, blames a rogue employee -- not outsiders -- for a data breach that exposed 70 million inmate phone calls.
Eric Markowitz Nov 12, 2015
Why Two of America’s Biggest Prison Tech Companies Are Battling Over Patents
The business of providing phone calls to inmates and their families is lucrative, and controversial. But who owns the basic technology?
Eric Markowitz May 27, 2015
Prison-Tech Giant Securus Will No Longer Require Jails To Remove In-Person Visits
Securus, a billion-dollar tech firm, will no longer force jails to replace in-person family visits with its video visitation system.
Eric Markowitz May 06, 2015
Why American Jails May Drastically Curtail Inmate Phone Calls
At jails across the country, sheriffs are threatening to literally rip phones out of the walls. Here's why.
Eric Markowitz May 01, 2015
Why American Prisons Are Pushing E-Cigarettes On Inmates
They can be huge moneymakers for cash-strapped county jails. But one Tennessee sheriff is in the hot seat for a backroom deal.
Eric Markowitz Apr 23, 2015
Inside the Tech Startup That’s Building Tablets for Inmates
A New York startup wants to deliver tablets to inmates — not so they can watch Netflix, but so they can earn a GED.
Eric Markowitz Apr 16, 2015
Video Chats Are Replacing In-Person Jail Visits, While One Tech Company Profits
An investigation into the business practices of Securus, a for-profit tech company that charges prisoner family members as much as $20 for a 20-minute video call — and requires jails to eliminate face-to-face visits.
Eric Markowitz Apr 08, 2015