Cost Calls program was designed to help inmates stay connected with their families for free and reduce recidivism.

'Would Whitey still be alive today if we had that intelligence?' a warden asked. New technology driven by artificial intelligence (AI) is helping prison wardens and sheriffs around the country crack ...

Critics of the cost of phone calls for inmates call Montana's rates -- and similar rates charged in many states -- a de facto tax on the poor. State and county officials, however, say the money goes ...

Sheriff John Montgomery of Baxter County, Arkansas, isn’t going to take it anymore—if by “it” you mean “having to offer lower phone call rates to incarcerated inmates.” Noting that such phone calls ...