As part of his long list of budget vetoes this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis denied funding for two prison reform initiatives that would have brought Florida inmates air-conditioning and access to free ...

It was a progressive masterstroke: give Massachusetts inmates unlimited, free phone calls. What could go wrong? Two years and $12.5+ million taxpayer dollars later, the answer is: plenty. Gov. Maura ...

Advocates for providing inmates in Florida prisons with one free 15-minute phone call if they display good behavior say they are cautiously optimistic that the proposal, included in the $115 billion ...

The cost of providing unlimited free phone calls to inmates at state prisons and correctional facilities is rising, and county sheriffs are seeking more money and reforms from Beacon Hill to help ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Sheriffs want lawmakers to consider reining in unlimited free phone calls at county jails amid bulging costs and heightened demand on correctional officers to monitor those ...

New York prison inmates will receive free phone calls, ending what one group called a "remarkable burden." The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision announced the policy change ...