Campaign for Prison Phone Justice
Campaign for Prison Phone Justice (2010 - present)
I co-created, and lead, the Campaign for Prison Phone Justice. The national Campaign for Prison Phone Justice, in partnership between Narrative Arts, Prison Legal News / Human Rights Defense Center, and Media Justice aims to provide current information on the high costs of phone calls from state prisons and county jails. The campaign has won local, state and federal victories ending abusive rates for millions of families across the United States.
Articles, Research, and News about the Campaign for Prison Phone Justice:
Leticia Miranda (2012) The Criminal Cost of Talking to a Loved One Behind Bars. ColorLinkes
Drew Kukorowski (2012) The Price to Call home: State-Sanctioned Monopolization in the Prison Phone Industry. PLN
Jamilah King (2013). The Secret Weapon in the Prison Phone Rate Fight? Families. ColorLines
David Ganim (2013) After Ten Years, FCC Votes for Prison Phone Reforms!. Prison Legal News
Ben Jealous and Malkia Cyril (2015) Prison Phones Shouldn’t Penalize Families. Time
Victoria Law (2017) $15 for 15 Minutes: How Courts are Letting Prison Phone Companies Gouge Incarcerated People. The Intercept.
Martha Wright, at 86-years-old who is blind sits in her NE Washington home on Thursday, October 18th, 2012. Many photos in her home of family members including this one of her grandson Ulandis Forte who spent 18 years in prison. She, her grandson Ulandis, and other families of prisoners sued the Dept. of Corrections, saying that the price of phone calls from prison was burdensome. (Photo by Tracy A. Woodward/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
