Blue States Support FCC Prison-Calling Order
States that support the FCC’s July order implementing the Martha Wright-Reed Act of 2022 (see 2501280053) defended it in a brief at the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. “Amici States operate correctional facilities covered by the Order and seek to maintain security within those facilities while enhancing broader public safety,” said the brief filed this week in docket 24-8028. It was signed by the District of Columbia, New York, California, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey and Rhode Island.
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Phone and video call services “are often the primary lifeline between incarcerated people and the outside world and are critical for facilitating greater connections with loved ones,” the brief said. “These deepened community connections promote successful rehabilitation, reduce recidivism, and even improve outcomes for the children and family members of incarcerated people.”