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Inbox: Cyber Communication in Jails and the Need for Regulatory Oversight

I. Communication Options Behind Bars

The promise of these new services is often tempered by a relentless focus on turning incarcerated people and their families into revenue streams for both private and public coffers.

As with most aspects of life, communications options for incarcerated people are in flux due to technological changes. For practical, political, and technical reasons,…

Michigan Outsources To Missouri Prison Supply Company: More Michigan Workers Lose Their Jobs

30 state prison employees were notified they will lose their jobs as Missouri-based Keefe Group takes over providing hygiene products to inmates. The jobs affected are in Jackson, Ionia and Kinross.

Inmates purchase toiletries through kiosks and the orders are processed at the three regional warehouses in Michigan before being shipped to the prisons. This new contract will eliminate the…