Thousands of jails and prisons across the United States use a company called Securus Technologies to provide and monitor calls to inmates. But the former sheriff of Mississippi County, Missouri, used ...

This is part of Time, Online, a Future Tense series on how technology is changing prison. Just a few companies control prisoners’ access to phone and video calls, educational resources, data storage, ...

An inmate talks on the phone at the Albany County Correctional Facility on Thursday in Colonie. An inmate talks on the phone at the Albany County Correctional Facility on Thursday in Colonie. A phone ...

A recent letter to the editor alleges that the Berkshire County sheriff's office is painting too rosy a picture of our new contract with Securus Technologies, but the reality is that the details of ...

Public defenders filed a lawsuit against the New York City corrections department alleging that recording of calls by Securus Technologies violates rights of inmates and other callers. Securus is also ...

The new contract with inmate phone service provider Consolidated Telecom, Inc., will start in February 2024 and replace the agreement Champaign County has had with Securus Technologies since 2018.

A federal rule prohibiting jail and prison phone companies from paying a commission to law enforcement has prompted the Baxter County sheriff to announce he will remove the phones inmates use to ...