Clyburn Mourns Martha Wright's Death
Martha Wright “showed the power and ability of one person to make a difference,” FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn said in a statement after Wright’s death Sunday. A 2012 petition to reform high inmate calling rates by Wright, a Washington, D.C.,…
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woman whose grandson was imprisoned (see 1209260042), set into motion interim interstate price caps approved by the commission last year (see 1308120049). She died as the commission is considering taking further steps in a rulemaking, including making the interstate caps permanent and adopting intrastate caps (see 1410170047). Wright “had the courage to stand up and petition the FCC to change an untenable and unreasonable rate structure for inmate calling services,” said Clyburn, who pledged to “continue the fight in her honor so that all grandmothers, family members and friends can afford to stay connected with loved ones behind prison walls.”