ICYMI: The FCC increased prison phone and video rates and is making it more expensive for incarcerated people to keep in touch with loved ones.
Their vote will cost ordinary consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. #PhoneJustice
Their vote will cost ordinary consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. #PhoneJustice
FCC Makes a Bad Decision Worse: Even more outrageous rate increases for incarcerated people
Trump FCC adds even more costs to calls
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
ICYMI: The FCC increased prison phone and video rates and is making it more expensive for incarcerated people to keep in touch with loved ones.
Their vote will cost ordinary consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. #PhoneJustice
Their vote will cost ordinary consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. #PhoneJustice
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November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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The FCC’s cap on prison phone and video rates is increasing, and costs for families in Oklahoma and all across the country are rising again.
No one should profit from a mother’s call to her child. It’s time for lasting #PhoneJustice.
No one should profit from a mother’s call to her child. It’s time for lasting #PhoneJustice.
Reduced phone rates in Oklahoma prisons are not returning
Phone calls from prisons will now be capped at 11 cents per minute, with up to 2 cents per minute going to corrections officials.
www.oklahoman.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The FCC’s cap on prison phone and video rates is increasing, and costs for families in Oklahoma and all across the country are rising again.
No one should profit from a mother’s call to her child. It’s time for lasting #PhoneJustice.
No one should profit from a mother’s call to her child. It’s time for lasting #PhoneJustice.
We're here at the FCC speaking up for the most vilnerable, opposing the increase in communication rates for incarcerated people. #phonejustice
October 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We're here at the FCC speaking up for the most vilnerable, opposing the increase in communication rates for incarcerated people. #phonejustice
I'm out this morning with @uccmediajustice.org to protest the @FCC ruling to increase rates for incarcerated people. #phonejustice
October 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I'm out this morning with @uccmediajustice.org to protest the @FCC ruling to increase rates for incarcerated people. #phonejustice
The FCC is proposing to raise the cost of prison phone calls by as much as 83%. The total impact of all changes will cost approximately $215 million, stripped from people already facing injustice.
Communication is a human right. #PhoneJustice
Communication is a human right. #PhoneJustice
FCC's Revised Phone Call Rates Could Cost Incarcerated Families $215 Million - Davis Vanguard
Worth Rises has criticized the FCC's proposal to increase the phone call rate cap for incarcerated people, arguing that it will result in a loss of $215 million in annual relief for incarcerated…
davisvanguard.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The FCC is proposing to raise the cost of prison phone calls by as much as 83%. The total impact of all changes will cost approximately $215 million, stripped from people already facing injustice.
Communication is a human right. #PhoneJustice
Communication is a human right. #PhoneJustice
Thanks to @repbarragan.bsky.social and @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social + 33 Reps for their strong support of #phonejustice!
Congresswoman Barragan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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October 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Thanks to @repbarragan.bsky.social and @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social + 33 Reps for their strong support of #phonejustice!
Thanks to @civilrightsorg.bsky.social's Center for Civil Rights & Technology for including our #phonejustice fact sheet in their quarterly newsletter! buff.ly/MPZS56R
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October 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Thanks to @civilrightsorg.bsky.social's Center for Civil Rights & Technology for including our #phonejustice fact sheet in their quarterly newsletter! buff.ly/MPZS56R
The FCC unveiled a plan to raise price caps on prison & jail calls — undoing historic reforms that made it easier for families to stay connected.
Families and loved ones shouldn’t pay for connection. #phonejustice
Families and loved ones shouldn’t pay for connection. #phonejustice
FCC Reveals Plan to Nearly Double Price Caps for Prison, Jail Phone Calls
The FCC has published its proposal for a new pricing structure, which would effectively gut the historic regulations approved in 2024.
filtermag.org
October 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The FCC unveiled a plan to raise price caps on prison & jail calls — undoing historic reforms that made it easier for families to stay connected.
Families and loved ones shouldn’t pay for connection. #phonejustice
Families and loved ones shouldn’t pay for connection. #phonejustice
"They need the family connections; they need to get better, and mental health and all that is not good in there if they're not connecting with their family." #PhoneJustice
TAKE ACTION: buff.ly/uDwowBZ
TAKE ACTION: buff.ly/uDwowBZ
Oklahoma prison phone call rates rise again, leaving families frustrated
Securus Technologies reverses rate reduction on Oklahoma prison phone calls, going back to 14 cents per minute. Explore how families and inmates are affected.
buff.ly
October 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"They need the family connections; they need to get better, and mental health and all that is not good in there if they're not connecting with their family." #PhoneJustice
TAKE ACTION: buff.ly/uDwowBZ
TAKE ACTION: buff.ly/uDwowBZ
Stay tuned for more updates! #phonejustice
I'm here in Boston this morning for the appellate court argument on last year's #phonejustice decision at the @FCC.
October 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Stay tuned for more updates! #phonejustice
I'm here in Boston this morning for the appellate court argument on last year's #phonejustice decision at the @FCC.
October 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I'm here in Boston this morning for the appellate court argument on last year's #phonejustice decision at the @FCC.
Phone and video calls from prison are a lifeline for families. #PhoneJustice
But on Oct. 28, the FCC could betray its promise to keep those calls affordable. Learn more about what's at stake and how you can act:
But on Oct. 28, the FCC could betray its promise to keep those calls affordable. Learn more about what's at stake and how you can act:
October 28 will be a decisive day for prison phone justice
On Oct. 28, the Federal Communications Commission will vote again on prison phone and video rates—and the outcome could determine whether fairness is restored or families are left to shoulder…
uccmediajustice.org
September 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Phone and video calls from prison are a lifeline for families. #PhoneJustice
But on Oct. 28, the FCC could betray its promise to keep those calls affordable. Learn more about what's at stake and how you can act:
But on Oct. 28, the FCC could betray its promise to keep those calls affordable. Learn more about what's at stake and how you can act:
Oklahoma families are paying more than double to hear loved ones’ voices after a sudden prison phone rate hike.
Why? The FCC abandoned them and pulled back safeguards we worked so hard to make possible through The Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act. #phonejustice
Why? The FCC abandoned them and pulled back safeguards we worked so hard to make possible through The Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act. #phonejustice
With Little Notice, Oklahoma Prison Phone Call Rates More Than Double - Oklahoma Watch
A June 30 FCC order cleared the way for phone call rates, and commission payments to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, to increase.
buff.ly
September 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Oklahoma families are paying more than double to hear loved ones’ voices after a sudden prison phone rate hike.
Why? The FCC abandoned them and pulled back safeguards we worked so hard to make possible through The Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act. #phonejustice
Why? The FCC abandoned them and pulled back safeguards we worked so hard to make possible through The Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act. #phonejustice
Great #FCC filing in support of #phonejustice by 8 AGs! Thanks to @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @massago.bsky.social @ilattygeneral.bsky.social @oagmaryland.bsky.social @newjerseyoag.bsky.social @newyorkstateag.bsky.social @AGEllison @AGNeronha
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www.fcc.gov
September 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Great #FCC filing in support of #phonejustice by 8 AGs! Thanks to @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @massago.bsky.social @ilattygeneral.bsky.social @oagmaryland.bsky.social @newjerseyoag.bsky.social @newyorkstateag.bsky.social @AGEllison @AGNeronha
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📢 Families shouldn’t have to choose between food and hearing a loved one’s voice.
We helped organize a coalition letter urging the FCC to reverse its unjust rollback of fair prison phone & video rates. #PhoneJustice
Read more on our blog:
We helped organize a coalition letter urging the FCC to reverse its unjust rollback of fair prison phone & video rates. #PhoneJustice
Read more on our blog:
Prison Phone Justice Delayed — What’s at Stake and What You Can Do
On September 15, UCC Media Justice helped organize a coalition letter of faith and public interest groups urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to overturn its unjust and unlawful suspens...
uccmediajustice.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📢 Families shouldn’t have to choose between food and hearing a loved one’s voice.
We helped organize a coalition letter urging the FCC to reverse its unjust rollback of fair prison phone & video rates. #PhoneJustice
Read more on our blog:
We helped organize a coalition letter urging the FCC to reverse its unjust rollback of fair prison phone & video rates. #PhoneJustice
Read more on our blog:
Families are suffering with the FCC's betrayal of families on #phonejustice. oklahomawatch.org/2025/09/12/w...
With Little Notice, Oklahoma Prison Phone Call Rates More Than Double - Oklahoma Watch
A June 30 FCC order cleared the way for phone call rates, and commission payments to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, to increase.
oklahomawatch.org
September 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Families are suffering with the FCC's betrayal of families on #phonejustice. oklahomawatch.org/2025/09/12/w...
Jesus calls us to visit and care for those in prison (Matthew 25). But the FCC’s delay on fair phone & video rates keeps families priced out of staying connected. #phonejustice
Tell the FCC: end this unjust delay!
✒️ Sign now: buff.ly/YMh0rn4
Tell the FCC: end this unjust delay!
✒️ Sign now: buff.ly/YMh0rn4
September 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Jesus calls us to visit and care for those in prison (Matthew 25). But the FCC’s delay on fair phone & video rates keeps families priced out of staying connected. #phonejustice
Tell the FCC: end this unjust delay!
✒️ Sign now: buff.ly/YMh0rn4
Tell the FCC: end this unjust delay!
✒️ Sign now: buff.ly/YMh0rn4
This terrible action on the cost of prison phone calls is the fallout from the Trump Administration's Federal Communications Commission action, which flies in the face of a unanimous vote of Congress.
#phonejustice
#phonejustice
Dauphin County Prison Board hikes phone rates, making it the costliest in the region
The money will go into a fund that was previously used for things like staff perks, vehicles and outside contractors.
www.pennlive.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This terrible action on the cost of prison phone calls is the fallout from the Trump Administration's Federal Communications Commission action, which flies in the face of a unanimous vote of Congress.
#phonejustice
#phonejustice
The FCC’s decision to delay prison phone and video rate caps is already harming families in Colorado—costs in Adams County just doubled overnight: buff.ly/FFcQ1KF
Every person is worthy of connection. #phonejustice
Every person is worthy of connection. #phonejustice
August 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The FCC’s decision to delay prison phone and video rate caps is already harming families in Colorado—costs in Adams County just doubled overnight: buff.ly/FFcQ1KF
Every person is worthy of connection. #phonejustice
Every person is worthy of connection. #phonejustice
We’re grateful to @repbarragan.bsky.social for leading the charge to demand the FCC follow the law & fully implement the Martha Wright-Reed Act *now.*
Scripture calls us to visit & care for those in prison—justice delayed is justice denied. #PhoneJustice
LETTER: barragan.house.gov/wp-content/u...
Scripture calls us to visit & care for those in prison—justice delayed is justice denied. #PhoneJustice
LETTER: barragan.house.gov/wp-content/u...
August 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We’re grateful to @repbarragan.bsky.social for leading the charge to demand the FCC follow the law & fully implement the Martha Wright-Reed Act *now.*
Scripture calls us to visit & care for those in prison—justice delayed is justice denied. #PhoneJustice
LETTER: barragan.house.gov/wp-content/u...
Scripture calls us to visit & care for those in prison—justice delayed is justice denied. #PhoneJustice
LETTER: barragan.house.gov/wp-content/u...
“I was in prison, and you visited me.” (Matt. 25:36)
New York’s decision to make prison phone calls free honors the dignity of those behind bars and the families who love them.
This is what #phonejustice looks like. Despite setbacks, let's keep working to make it policy across the country.
New York’s decision to make prison phone calls free honors the dignity of those behind bars and the families who love them.
This is what #phonejustice looks like. Despite setbacks, let's keep working to make it policy across the country.
New York becomes latest state to offer free phone calls in prisons • Stateline
New York will offer free phone calls to people incarcerated in its state prisons starting Aug. 1, becoming the sixth state to do so.
buff.ly
August 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“I was in prison, and you visited me.” (Matt. 25:36)
New York’s decision to make prison phone calls free honors the dignity of those behind bars and the families who love them.
This is what #phonejustice looks like. Despite setbacks, let's keep working to make it policy across the country.
New York’s decision to make prison phone calls free honors the dignity of those behind bars and the families who love them.
This is what #phonejustice looks like. Despite setbacks, let's keep working to make it policy across the country.
Read this one! #phonejustice
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau suspended rules that made prison phone calls more affordable—rules grounded in bipartisan law and years of advocacy.
Our coalition filing urges the FCC to reverse course. Justice and compassion demand it. #phonejustice
Our coalition filing urges the FCC to reverse course. Justice and compassion demand it. #phonejustice
Coalition Urges FCC to Reverse Illegal, Unjust and Mystifying Prison Phone Justice Rollback
Last night, UCC Media Justice joined a coalition of public interest groups that filed an Application for Review urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to overturn a recent decision by the ...
uccmediajustice.org
July 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Read this one! #phonejustice
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau suspended rules that made prison phone calls more affordable—rules grounded in bipartisan law and years of advocacy.
Our coalition filing urges the FCC to reverse course. Justice and compassion demand it. #phonejustice
Our coalition filing urges the FCC to reverse course. Justice and compassion demand it. #phonejustice
Coalition Urges FCC to Reverse Illegal, Unjust and Mystifying Prison Phone Justice Rollback
Last night, UCC Media Justice joined a coalition of public interest groups that filed an Application for Review urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to overturn a recent decision by the ...
uccmediajustice.org
July 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau suspended rules that made prison phone calls more affordable—rules grounded in bipartisan law and years of advocacy.
Our coalition filing urges the FCC to reverse course. Justice and compassion demand it. #phonejustice
Our coalition filing urges the FCC to reverse course. Justice and compassion demand it. #phonejustice
ICYMI — @cleanza.bsky.social on why incarcerated people's service providers still want to try to hide their rates: buff.ly/2WU93M4
#phonejustice
#phonejustice
May 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
ICYMI — @cleanza.bsky.social on why incarcerated people's service providers still want to try to hide their rates: buff.ly/2WU93M4
#phonejustice
#phonejustice