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Global Tel Link (GTL), formerly known as Global Telcoin, Inc. and Global Tel*Link Corporation, is a Reston, Virginia–based telecommunications company, founded in 1989, that provides Inmate Calling Service (ICS) through "integrated information technology solutions" for correctional facilities [1] [2] which includes inmates payment and deposit, facility management, and "visitation solutions". [2]
In order to use an inmate telephone service, inmates must register and provide a list of names and numbers for the people they intend to communicate with. [5] Call limitations vary depending on the prison's house rule, but calls are typically limited to 15 minutes each, and inmates must wait thirty minutes before being allowed to make another call. [6]
Corrlinks. Corrlinks is a privately owned company that operates the Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System ( TRULINCS ), the email system used by the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons to allow inmates to communicate with the outside world. CorrLinks is a subsidiary of Advanced Technologies Group. [ 1]
The prison phone industry has been criticized for charging high fees and profiting off of vulnerable inmates. [ 26 ] [ 9 ] In 2019, New York City passed a bill ensuring 21 minutes of free phone calls for all inmates in New York City jails; before the bill, the phone contract with Securus had generated $5 million in revenue for the city and $2.5 ...
Mississippi Department of Corrections. "The Walls" was Mississippi's first prison, located in central Jackson. The Mississippi Department of Corrections ( MDOC) is a state agency of Mississippi that operates prisons. It has its headquarters in Jackson. [ 1] As of 2020 Burl Cain is the commissioner.
California's free prison phone calls are among a series of recent changes to overhaul Folsom State Prison, pictured, and the rest of the state's corrections system. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Prison libraries provide a space for inmates to meet with others with common interests. Though funding is limited, some prison librarians are diligent in providing programming. Such programs include book clubs and community service projects. [9] Many inmates utilize the library as a means of escape from the reality of their current situations.
Internet in prisons. Internet use in prisons allows inmates to communicate with the outside world. Much like the use of telephones in prisons, the use of the internet under supervision, for various purposes, is approved in 49 U.S. correctional systems and five Canadian provinces. Each of the reporting U.S. systems, except Hawaii, Iowa, Nebraska ...