In the wake of millions of inmate phone call records being leaked to the Intercept, Dallas-based Securus Technologies continues to argue that it’s the victim of a traitorous employee rather than a ...

When it comes to prison phone calls, security is kinda a big deal. The whole premise behind the calls being recorded is security. Doing so, states and counties have argued, prevents crime both inside ...

A Texas-based prison technology company is coordinating with law enforcement to identify the source of a leak that put millions of inmate phone records in the hands of reporters. “Although this ...

Millions of phone records from a company that is a major contractor with jails and prisons across the United States may have been leaked online. In a statement, the company, Securus Technologies, said ...

Buyout firm Platinum Equity LLC is nearing a deal to acquire Securus Technologies Holdings Inc, the second-largest provider of phone services to U.S. prisoners, for close to $1.5 billion, including ...

When Lawrence Bartley was incarcerated, phone calls back home came at a shocking sticker price. Over the course of his 27-year sentence, his wife would sometimes pay as much as $400 a month to speak ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cuyahoga County jail inmates will soon pay 42 percent more for phone calls, under a contract with a new company. Officials say additional services, such as video visitation, will ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Securus Technologies, a leading provider of technology-enabled solutions for public safety, law enforcement, investigations, corrections and government payment services ...

The Florida Department of Corrections used the procurement process for a new phone contract to ask for "value-added" perks such as inmate tracking technology, security upgrades and iPhones for its ...

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Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. An Obama-era policy sought to rectify the matter by capping inmate calling fees at as low as 11 cents per minute ...