Daniel NichanianNov 16, 2023

BREAKING: Massachusetts has just adopted a new law today to make phone calls from prison and jails free.

In fact, it'd also wipe charges for other forms of communication between incarcerated ppl & their loved ones.

Bolts previewed bill here: https://boltsmag.org/massachusetts-prison-jail-phone-calls/

Massachusetts Is Making Communications Free for Incarcerated People - Bolts

Editor’s note (Nov. 16): Governor Maura Healey signed this legislation into law this week, making phone calls for incarcerated people free in Massachusetts. Healey in August sent the reform back... Read More

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@taniel having experienced this from the other side, I think it's great. The prisoners are not the ones footing the overpriced bill for these calls, the family members are.
My mother had to tell my incarcerated for a year brother to stop calling because she couldn't afford the collect calls on her SS paycheck.
Nov 20, 2023 at 8:03pmWeb