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2 remaining escaped inmates arrested in San Francisco
2016-01-30 22:33:06| Grocery - Topix.net
A tip from an observant woman led San Francisco police to catch two escaped inmates who had been on the run for more than a week, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens said Saturday. San Francisco police were responding about 8:50 a.m. Saturday to an unrelated call when a woman said she saw a parked white van that looked like the one authorities said the fugitives had stolen, Hutchens said during a news conference.
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ABA applauds a new FCC rule seeking to hold down telephone rates charged to prison inmates
2016-01-01 09:21:07| Telecom - Topix.net
At the urging of the ABA and numerous advocacy groups, the Federal Communications Commission has taken steps to bring down the rates and fees charged to inmates for making telephone calls from prisons and jails in the United States. Inmates rely on prison phone services to maintain contact with their loved ones.
FCC reduces cost of phone calls to inmates in Washington
2015-10-25 17:11:46| Telecom - Topix.net
The Federal Communications Commission announced this week it has put a limit on how much phone companies can charge for phone calls to prison inmates in Washington state and elsewhere. The FCC says the average cost in Washington of a 15-minute, in-state, long-distance, pre-paid phone call from a family member to a loved one in prison is $3.15.
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FCC votes to further reduce phone calls for jail, prison inmates; companies balk
2015-10-22 21:39:42| Telecom - Topix.net
The Federal Communications Commission agreed Thursday to take additional steps to slash how much can be charged for phone calls made from jails and prisons. The 3-2 vote in Washington comes two years after the FCC voted to restrict rates on inmate calls made from one state to another.
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Whole Foods To Stop Selling Products Made By Inmates
2015-10-01 12:10:39| Grocery - Topix.net
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