Sheriffs Need To Be Allowed To Recover ICS Costs for Service To Continue, Sherrif's Offices Say
Sheriff's offices need to be able to recover their costs if inmate calling services (ICS) are going to continue to be widely available in jails, said multiple ex parte filings in FCC docket 12-375 by sheriff's offices in Arizona and…
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Wyoming. The Coconino County Sheriff's Office in Arizona said it uses ICS cost recovery fees for more than just communication -- the money is also used to fund drug and rehabilitation services and life skills classes for inmates. Both the Navajo County Sheriff's Office in Arizona and the Laramie County Sheriff's Department in Wyoming filed nearly identical ex parte notices, echoing the Coconino County Sheriff's Office's concerns. The filings said that if ICS competes with all of the other budget needs, it may not be funded. Thursday, the FCC is to vote on an ICS order (see 1510160053).